Salary - £37,405 to £39,694
Hybrid working (50/50) based at Wallingford, Edinburgh, Lancaster or Bangor
Full-time and part-time options considered
Permanent and/or Fixed Term (6 months) positions available
Closing date for applications, Friday, 28th February 2025. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.
We are looking for Science Area Coordinators (SACs) /Science Directorate Coordinators (SDCs) to support UKCEH Science Areas and the UKCEH Science Programme Office. SACs support the Science Area Groups, Heads of Groups and Associate Science Directors (ASDs) and SDCs support the central Science Programme Office. These roles contribute to the planning, management, and delivery of group, science area and UKCEH science operations through the coordination of information, people, and activities.
Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:
* 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years, plus 3 days for our Christmas closure
* 10% employer pension contribution
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying requirements)
* 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues plus access to our trained Welfare Officers
* Flexible working opportunities
We are recruiting for multiple roles (permanent and fixed-term) and welcome applications from individuals interested in part-time or full-time positions. You can apply for a single role at 0.5 FTE or combine two roles to create a full-time position. Please indicate your preferred FTE and the roles you are interested in when applying:
* Science Area: Environmental pressures and responses (0.5 FTE) (Wallingford, Lancaster, Bangor, Edinburgh)
* Science Area: Water and Climate Science (0.5 FTE, Fixed term Appointment to end November 2025) (Wallingford)
* Science Programme Office (0.5-1.0 FTE) (Wallingford, Lancaster, Edinburgh, Bangor)
Working at UKCEH is rewarding and you could join:
* Our team in Environmental pressures and responses working across air, land and water to undertake and support research to characterise a range of contaminants and pollutants which, or have potential to, affect the function of ecological systems and improve understanding of their ecological effects, and to inform action to address.
* Our team in Water and Climate Science working to understand extreme hydrological events, both droughts and floods. The research to understand this variability is essential to assess the implications and inform action for water resources, flood management and water quality.
* Our small central team in the Science Programme Office working across all our Science Areas supporting delivery of organisational-level initiatives such as Research Ethics, Research Integrity, Research reporting, internal and external science meetings.
You will be part of a UKCEH-wide Science Coordination network helping to deliver an innovative and consistent approach to our management of Science Areas and delivery of activities. You will contribute towards improving our science coordination offering, maintaining the highest levels of excellence, teamwork, and integrity. There is a strong requirement to collaborate and communicate within and across teams in UKCEH at all levels of the business, and potentially with external stakeholders.
Your main responsibilities will include:
* SAC: Working to the Science Coordinator in the Science Area and contributing to the coordination of the operational management of the Groups and Science Area, providing knowledge and information to support your teams in delivering effective and joined up delivery of operational/management tasks.
* SDC: Working to the Science Directorate Business Manager and contributing to the coordination and provision of knowledge and information to support the Science Programme Office in delivering effective and joined up delivery of operational/management tasks.
* Maintain or obtain information from corporate systems to provide data, summary reports and effectively delivering business administration and operations.
* Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, to ensure collaborative and constructive delivery of activities. This includes collaborating with colleagues to support stakeholder and partnership engagements.
* Assist in ensuring reporting on delivery of key corporate science deliverables in or across Science Areas, and compliance with internal procedures to support the science area to deliver its goals and wider corporate needs.
* Support communication, outreach and output, playing an active role in managing and planning a wide range of meetings, communications, and digital outputs on various platforms, including production of presentations, meeting papers, dissemination and tracking of actions.
* Secretary for Science Area or Science Leadership committees chaired by Associate Science Director/Science Director.
* Develop an understanding of the portfolio of science within the Science Area/s, showing emergent understanding of relevant funders, stakeholders and partners.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced coordinator or science administrator who is comfortable working in an agile way but is also seeking the variety and complexity that a research environment can offer. In return, you’ll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute that’s committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and giving you the support you need to thrive at UKCEH.
For the role of Science Area/Directorate Coordinator, we’re looking for somebody who:
* Holds a degree in a relevant scientific subject, or equivalent experience in research science administration.
* Demonstrates excellent presentation, communication skills, able to compile and provide communication material for all levels of the business and non-technical experts.
* Has strong analytical skills, and experience of relevant Microsoft or other programmes.
* Has demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders.
* Has evidence of delivering against multiple priorities across short term deliverables and longer-term objectives.
Desirable:
* Has previously worked within a research environment.
Please note: Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and this does not qualify for endorsement to support a Global Talent Visa application. If you are considering pursuing self-sponsorship, please indicate this in your application so we can take it into account during the recruitment process.
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