Departmental Officer

The mission of the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

This role is being advertised as a fixed-term contract (we will also accept secondments for internal UCL staff) to cover the substantive post-holder who will be on secondment until 31/12/24. The Departmental Officer will work alongside the Departmental Manager to provide professional services (PS) support to one of the five GOS ICH Research and Teaching Departments. The Departmental team are responsible for the day to day running of the Department, including HR, Finance, research and education support, and space planning. The team also support the Department Head and Deputy Head in the delivery of their duties. The team work closely with PS staff in the other four Departments, and work closely with the GOS ICH operational teams, particularly HR and Finance. The Departmental Officer will work collaboratively with other Departmental Officers and provide cross-cover support in times of need, covering for other postholders when absent. Additionally, the postholder will work closely with the Zayed Centre for Research (ZCR) Officer to ensure seamless coordination of ZCR activities.

The successful candidate will be educated to at least A-level standard or equivalent and will have significant experience of working in a busy office environment. Good organizational skills and the ability to work under minimal supervision will also be essential. We are looking for someone with strong verbal communication and teamwork skills, as well as excellent written communication, grammar and numerical skills. The role also requires the ability to liaise effectively with people at all levels, and to exercise discretion where necessary. Please see the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Madhur Sharma on ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk quoting job reference