WHAT WE CAN OFFER IN RETURN:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You’ll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days’ leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
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Please see the links above to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number KMMS-265-25.

ARE YOU HIGHLY ORGANISED? DO YOU ENJOY DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCE? IF SO, THIS MAY BE THE ROLE FOR YOU.

The role will work as a key member of the expanding KMMS Research Team providing an accurate and effective central administrative support function across the breadth of research activities, and setup processes.

As the Research Administrative Coordinator you can expect to be involved in:

• Working as a key member of the Research Team, providing administrative support that ensures an efficient and effective service to students, staff and external colleagues and supports the achievement of KMMS research deadlines.
• Receiving and responding to research inbox enquiries including some complex or non-routine enquiries which will require a sound knowledge of policies or procedures within KMMS, Kent and Christ Church, as well as problem solving skills.
• Supporting the wider research related events and activities at KMMS.

WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE ROLE?

• A clear customer focus and substantial experience of delivering a high-quality service and improving the student and staff experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, giving the post holder the ability to deal confidently and diplomatically with a range of stakeholders at all levels, both in person and online.
• A high level of organisation with the ability to prioritise own workload and deliver to deadlines in a pressured start-up environment.