"Research Administrator"

Location:London, HybridSalary:£39,148Hours:Part TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:3rd February 2026Closes:16th February 2026Job Ref:B02-10066

About us

Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teachin g and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award. Please only attach relevant documents to your application (qualifications, cover letters, supporting statements) and avoid attaching large files e.g. research papers, thesis, publications etc.

About the role

An opportunity has arisen to provide maternity cover for an existing role as research administrative assistant in the Cancer Section labs at the Zayed Centre in the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. The postholder will have the opportunity to be, on a part time basis, integrated into a vibrant research group of around 40 laboratory based scientists, providing administrative support for the management of research grant budgets. Specific tasks will include the monitoring and distribution of laboratory supplies, developing and maintaining rotas for laboratory work and academic meetings, organisation of transportation of materials, development of budgets for research grant applications, and maintenance and monitoring of staff appraisal, end dates and salary budgets. A scientific background is not a prerequisite for the role but the successful candidate will have well developed skills in record keeping and problem solving as well as interpersonal skills. Although some remote working is possible, the post holder will require to be physically located in the Zayed Centre for the majority of the role. Flexible working hours are possible in discussion with line manager. This is a maternity cover role funded until 31/12/2026 or when the postholder returns, whichever is sooner. The salary offered is £39,148 per annum.

About you

The successful candidate will have at least a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or non-scientific discipline and will have previous experience and initiative of development or implementation of databases and computational systems for storage and manipulation of data. The postholder will be a natural team player with excellent verbal and digital communication.