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Business Operations Officer – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About us:

The School of Neuroscience is UK’s 2nd largest Neuroscience school with over 500 researchers and 200 PhD students. It is one of three schools at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. We are ranked 4th in the world for the total number of publications in neuroscience, 4th for the number of publication outputs in top 5% citations in neuroscience, and 4th for top 5% citations in neurology.  
 
Our academic and research staff are integral to our school. Their work is supported by a group of Professional Services staff members based within the four departments as well as at School level. We support staff members requiring flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments. Upon consultation at the points of recruitment and onboarding, we will strive to provide the best adjustments for you.
 
We strongly encourage our staff to dedicate time to their professional development through training courses and participation in working groups and networks. We also encourage our staff to seek mentoring outside their direct line management. Mentoring, both via formal and informal arrangements, allows individuals to fully explore their career situation and development. Our weekly school circular regularly captures and promotes opportunities open to all staff.
 

About the role: 

The Business Operations Officer role is based within the School of Neuroscience and will work across the School with key stakeholders to provide high-level administrative support for key operational functions: Education, Events and Communication, Space, and People.
 
The post holder will support the Business Operations Team in the day-to-day processes across key operational areas to ensure the smooth running of the School and provide administrative support to key School initiatives to create a welcoming and supportive School culture for staff and students. The role would suit someone who is able to work independently with minimal supervision, organise their own workload, effectively manage competing priorities, has good attention to detail and is able to build and maintain effective working relationships within the Business Operations team and across the wider School, Faculty and University. They will also be committed to principles of culture, equality, diversity and inclusion and experience of driving cultural change.
 
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of 3 working days per week in the office across the two campuses.
 

About you:  

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 
 
Essential criteria
  1. Demonstrable administrative skills and knowledge of business operations acquired through previous roles.
  2. Accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to follow and adapt to new procedures and processes.
  3. IT skills (including Microsoft 365 package: Excel, Word and Powerpoint) and experience of utilising digital technology in day-to-day work.
  4. Proven communication and interpersonal skills to receive, understand and relay day-to-day operational information to various groups.
  5. Able to work independently, and as part of a team, contributing new ideas to broaden team goals and objectives.
  6. Good organisation and time management skills, with ability to organise workload and manage competing priorities.
  7. Proactive approach and able to problem solve.
 
Desirable criteria
  1. Experience of event organisation.
  2. Experience of working in the Higher Education sector.
 
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
 
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
 
 

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