• Full time
• 18 month fixed term contract
• Salary in the region of £25,000 to £28,000 depending on skills and experience
• Closing date for applications: 23 January 2024

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced administrator to join Wellcome Connecting Science as part of our Learning and Training team.

About the role

Working within the Learning and Training events team you will support the Conference & Events Manager and the rest of the team with their day to day administration. This will include setting up conference calls, processing speaker expense claims, booking speaker travel, attending meetings and minute taking, managing the group e-mail account and updating and maintaining databases, websites and spreadsheets.

Essential skills:

• Extensive administration experience
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships with people at all levels
• Methodical and well-organised approach to work
• Multi-tasking skills
• Self-motivated and responsible
• Ability to cope with pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Must be able to work as part of a team within a defined organisational structure
• Experience of database entry, along with good knowledge of MS Office applications (especially Excel and Word)

About you

You will be an effective and professional communicator.

You will demonstrate an organised approach to your work, managing a range of tasks, actions and priorities involved in the delivery of a portfolio of learning and training events

About us

Wellcome Connecting Science’s mission is to enable everyone to explore genomic science and its impact on research, health and society. Drawing on the ground-breaking research taking place on the Wellcome Genome Campus, Connecting Science inspires new thinking, sparks conversation, supports learning, and measures and understands global attitudes and perspectives. We connect researchers, health professionals and the wider public, creating opportunities and spaces to explore genomic science and its relationship with people, and the world around us.

Our Learning and Training offer spans healthcare. We fund, develop and deliver courses and conferences, working with globally-renowned scientists and healthcare professionals. We deliver events online, on the Campus, and in regional training hubs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which aim to educate, inspire, and transform careers.

Find out more our coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org

Application process:

• Please include a cover letter alongside your CV and describe how you meet the essential skills listed.
• Closing date for applications: 23 January 2024

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Working at Wellcome Connecting Science and Wellcome Sanger Institute

Hybrid working

We recognise that there are many benefits to Hybrid Working; including an improved work-life balance, with more focused time, as well as the ability to organise working time so that collaborative opportunities and team discussions are facilitated on campus. The hybrid working arrangement will vary for different roles and teams. The nature of your role and the type of work you do will determine if a hybrid working arrangement is possible.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers, Disability and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

Our benefits

We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.

Sanger Institute became a signatory of the International Technician Commitment initiative in March 2018. The Technician Commitment aims to empower and ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.