Co-ordinator - Global Health

**Location**:

- Brighton**Hours**:**Salary**:

- Starting at £25,433 to £28,879 per annum, pro rata if part - time**Contract Type**:

- PermanentAbout the role

The Global Health and Infection Department of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School is looking for a confident, well organised and highly motivated Co-Ordinator to provide clerical and administrative support within the Global Health and Infection Department and responsible for the additional administrative, management and governance needs to the Director, Co-director and Research Fellow of the Centre of Equitable Global Health Research which is one of Sussex University’s Centres of Excellence. Consulting with colleagues with similar areas of responsibility and being actively involved in team meetings, sharing information. Liaising and planning workshops/conferences, all travel coordination and arrangements with UK and overseas collaborators, hotels, and conference facilitators.

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent organisation and administration skills who is confident in dealing with complex administration including planning and coordinating events, in-person and online, procurement and purchasing and travel bookings, within the UK and internationally. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and able to deal and respond to requests from internal and external stakeholders. You will have the skills to manage your own workload and at times, support other colleagues and communicate clearly with the team, line management, and stakeholders.

About our School

We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organisations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally.

Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to:

- improve medical diagnosis and treatment
- answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
- deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact.

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it is our people that make us great, and we want you to be part of that.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
- Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

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- January 5, 2025 5:59 PM

**Expected Interview Date**:
**Expected Start Date**:

- January 2025

**Fixed Term Contract Duration**: