Administrator (Research Governance)

We are seeking a motivated Research Governance Administrator to provide maternity cover in the Research Policy, Governance and Integrity team.

About the role

You will provide crucial administrative support across a broad range of research governance areas, including Trusted Research, Human Tissue, Research Integrity, Research Ethics, and more.

In this varied and fast-paced role, you'll act as the first point of contact for shared inboxes and offer seamless assistance to internal and external stakeholders, including researchers, professional service teams, and committee members. The role demands someone who thrives under pressure, enjoys collaborative work, and can manage a dynamic workload.

Key responsibilities:

• Administrative support for research governance areas (e.g. updating of logs/trackers, distribution of newsletters, updating webpages etc)
• Efficiently manage shared inboxes, re-directing or responding to queries and directing communications
• Provide high-quality, friendly service to staff, student researchers, and external partners

About you

You will

• be comfortable working under pressure
• have excellent communication skills
• be able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• be a strong team player with a proactive attitude and a passion for supporting research activities.

Training will be provided across the range of governance areas identified.

Further information

This is part-time role (0.6 fte) working 21.9 hours per week for a fixed-term period until September 2027 to cover parental leave.

A working pattern covering core hours across three days per week, preferably Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, ensuring availability for key meetings, collaboration and business needs during those days.

Interviews will take place in-person, on-campus, on Monday 14 September.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Filipa Vance, Director of Research Policy, Governance and Integrity at f.vance@bath.ac.uk.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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