Senior Research Operations Officer

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About us

This role is based within the Faculty of Social Sciences & Public Policy, which contains a wide range of academic departments carrying out research into some of the most pressing and significant issues facing society on a regional, national and international scale.

The Senior Research Operations Officer plays a key role within the Faculty research team, which provides support and funding to research bids and operations across the SSPP Faculty, in addition to developing a research strategy for the Faculty.

About the role

This role provides vital, dedicated, operational support within a fast-paced, tight-knit and high-performing team. You will provide efficient operational support for business processes, events planning, and information management, including maintaining Faculty research SharePoint sites and webpages. You will be proficient with IT, including database usage and the Microsoft Office suite.

You will liaise with key stakeholders across the Faculty, in order to help facilitate internal research funding awards. You will monitor the shared inbox used for general enquiries regarding Faculty research funding, process and policy.

Additionally, you will provide dedicated support to the Impact stream of our Faculty research strategy. A strong team player, you will play a key role in supporting excellent performance within the Faculty research team.

This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of building good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
3. Proven ability to work to deadlines, manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise activities effectively, while ensuring a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
4. Experience of events organisation, web updates and support for mass communications.
5. Proficient IT skills (including databases, Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint).
6. Ability to communicate and plan effectively.
7. Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.
8. Commitment to a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of working with and supporting committees

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 next page after you click "Apply Now". This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.