Project Administrator

Department of Clinical Research

We are seeking to appoint a Project Administrator for the International Centre for Eye Health’s Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium project and associated work streams.

The Project Administrator will be a member of the Disability and Eye Health Group’s (DEHG) Professional Support Team and will be responsible for providing financial, logistical and administrative support in collaboration with managers, researchers and educators based in London with activities at a number of overseas locations.

The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium is a group of eye health organisations from several Commonwealth countries working together to deliver a five-year programme of fellowships, research and technology, which aims, over the long-term, to strengthen eye health systems and quality of eye care throughout the Commonwealth.

The post-holder will have Higher education to degree level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience; experience in the administration of multi-partner projects, experience with establishing/maintaining project management tools such as guidelines, procedure manuals, reporting templates; experience in monitoring large and complex budgets and preparing financial reports; proven administrative and organisational experience including coordinating logistics for events and committee meetings both in the UK and overseas. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is funded by the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust until 31^st May 2019 and is available immediately. Salary is on the Professional Support Grade 4 scale in the range £28,751 – £32,705 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available.

Applications should be made online via our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The reference for this post is ITD-CRD-2018-08.  Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm on the closing date.  Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria.  Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion.The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered.  An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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