About usThe UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced research finance and administrative officer to take on the post of Research Finance and Administrative Officer at the Royal Free Campus (Centre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling & Evaluation; CREME) within the Institute for Global Health.About the roleThe successful candidate will be responsible for leading the research finance and administrative activities for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL, as well as staff within CREME at the Royal Free Campus. This will include pre-award and post award research management as well as financial management of non-research grants. The post holder will also be responsible for the budgeting, auditing and reconciliation of finances and for providing advice, guidance and training on financial transactions and reporting to academic, research and professional staff. The post holder may also work closely with the finance teams of overseas partners to ensure that financial reports and invoices from these partners are timely processed.The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background with an understanding of HEI and national/international research funding. They must have excellent communication, organisation and time-management skills and demonstrate a strong team-work ethic. The role requires that the post holder can work on their own initiative and has the ability to manage several projects at once. Previous experience in a similar role and environment is essential. The post will be based at the Royal Free Campus.This is a part-time role (i.e. 18.25 hours per week. 0.5 FTE) and it is available for 36 months in the first instance.A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.Salary range: £43,981 to £52,586 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience, pro-rata for part-time staff.If you have any queries about the role, please contact Professor Caroline Sabin on .If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on .Please note this role is not available for sponsorship.Interviews are likely to take place in mid - late September 2025.About youIt is essential that the successful candidate is educated to at least GCSE level standard or equivalent having acquired skills and experience in finances or accountancy.The role requires that the post holder provides evidence of working collaboratively as part of a team and providing financial support in a complex organisation.The successful candidate will have high level numeracy skills, with the ability to understand and interpret a variety of figures and statistics and deliver accurately against operational deadlines. Proven ability of generating financial costings for research grant applications using Worktribe, MyFinance or similar costing/processing tools are also essential criteria for this post.The ideal candidate will have good organisational skills and the ability to work under the pressure of competing demands. They will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills including high-level comprehension skills with the ability to confidently interpret funder regulations.What we offerAs 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 to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs 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.Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.Available documents
