Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice

Location: Canterbury
Salary: £20,600 to £22,254 per annum
Grade: Grade 4
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 31/05/2025
Release Date: Thursday 07 October 2021
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 24 October 2021 (unless otherwise stated)
Reference: LSSJ-090-21

Are you an experienced administrator looking for a new and varied role? If you have excellent communication skills, and take a proactive approach to managing your own workload this could be the role for you!

The Research and Innovation team in the Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice, are looking for a skilled administrator with the ability to undertake a wide range of responsibilities to support and facilitate research activities. Responsibilities will span administrative support, intelligence gathering and assisting with the co-ordination of research-related events; in all cases ensuring compliance with set policies and procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.

As a Research & Innovation Administrator you will:

Support academic colleagues to carry out research and innovation activities
Administer a range of systems to ensure that records relating to research, innovation and enterprise award applications and outcomes are accurately maintained
Assist in maintaining an up-to-date record of all research, innovation and enterprise grants
Provide administrative support for the divisional Research Centres and the Research & Innovation Committee
Liaise with the divisional Marketing, Recruitment and External Relations team to ensure that research and innovation activities are suitably publicised.

To be successful in this role you will be/have:

GCSE in English & Maths (Grade C/4 or above), or equivalent
Previous administrative experience in a customer facing role
Good IT skills, with sound knowledge of MS packages
Good organisational and time management skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to communicate effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources on lssjhr@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: LSSJ-090-21