24 January 2017 

Interview date: 10 February 2017

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the team of the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) South Central, located in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at the University of Portsmouth. 

You will provide administrative support to the NIHR Research Design Service team. This will include arranging meetings, report writing, planning events, assisting with writing internal and external communications, and assisting the site lead with finance and HR processes. You will also liaise with administrators at our regional sites in Southampton and Oxford, which will include some travel to these sites.  The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload along with the ability to use your initiative and work independently is essential for this post. In return, you will enjoy a responsible role working on a variety of tasks within a friendly and supportive team. 

The appointment is up to a maximum of 0.6FTE by agreement with the successful candidate.

Potential applicants wishing to discuss the post informally may contact the RDS South Central Portsmouth site lead, Dr Sarah Brien or Dr Wendy Wood