Administrative Officer

7 months ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff University Full time

**Key Duties**
- Collaborate with others in order to make recommendations for alternative costing scenarios to better fit within funding limits and to ensure compliance with other University policies and processes
- Establish working relationships with key contacts to help improve service levels, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
- Check and validate completed proposals for external funding and to recommend for submission on behalf of the University
- Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the team and department

**General Duties**
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role

**Person Specification**

**Important notice**:

- Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.

**Essential Criteria**
- NVQ 3/A-Levels or equivalent
- Highly numerate with experience of working in a financial role
- Specialist skills and ability to manipulate spreadsheets and identify inconsistencies
- Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate
- Ability to communicate specialist and complex information effectively and professionally to a range of customers with varying levels of understanding
- Proven ability to advise and influence key stakeholders and maintain effective working relationships
- Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
- Evidence of ability to solve problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose practical solutions and to resolve problems where there are a range of potential options available
- Evidence of ability to analyse processes and procedures, and advise on improvements
- Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work, paying particular attention to detail and accuracy

**Desirable Criteria**
- Degree or an equivalent qualification or equivalent work related experience
- Fluency in Welsh, written and oral

**Additional Information**

**Research and Innovation Services**

Cardiff is an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. Our world-leading research was ranked 5th for quality amongst UK universities in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and we provide an educationally outstanding experience for our 30,000 students. With an annual budget in excess of £500 million and around 6,000 staff, Cardiff is a member of the Russell Group of the 24 leading UK research-intensive universities. The University has 24 academic schools grouped into three colleges: Biomedical & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering and Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
- The University’s ambition is to rank consistently among the top 100 universities in the world. Cardiff is also developing its Innovation System through a focused programme of investment in people and infrastructure. Research funding secured from competitive, external sources exceeds £100 million annually and the University aims to grow this further through winning grants from a wide range of national and global sources.
- Research and Innovation Services, RIS supports the University’s research community in initiating and delivering research and innovation activities. Led by the Acting Director, Dr Amanda Roberts-Jones, RIS provides services via over 100 expert staff organised in five specialist teams: Research Grants Office; Research Integrity, Governance and Ethics; Research Development; Research Commercialisation and Impact; and Business Engagement and Partnerships. The Department works closely with academic and professional services staff from all areas of the institution.

**Salary Range Min.**
- 26,444

**Salary Range Max.**
- 29,605

**Job Category**
- Admin / Clerical

**Grade**
- Grade 4


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