The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities.
The School’s Registry has responsibility for supporting teaching and research training programmes by maintaining and advising on strategy, policies, procedures and regulations; processing applications and applicant visas, admitting and registering students; managing scholarships and tuition fees, supporting students during their study, administering assessments and processing awards.
This is a busy and varied role supporting the day-to-day recruitment cycle of Scholarships as well as the monitoring and maintenance of funding records for Masters, Research and Distance Learning scholarships students at LSHTM.
Working as part of the Scholarships team, you'll provide operational and administrative support, including communicating with academics and students across the school, providing funding guidance, as well as liaising with the Philanthropy/Finance team and external stakeholders.
Working closely with the Department Managers, Principal Investigators, Project Coordinators and Research Finance colleagues to support the delivery of scholarship supported activities. This will include coordinating recruitment, supporting budget preparation and monitoring, and acting as a first point of contact for operational queries.
The post-holder will have experience of working in an administration environment with a strong customer service focus. Excellent financial, IT and organisational skills are essential as is the ability to communicate effectively and work independently, flexibly and as part of a team. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and permanent.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £34,741 - £38,986 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part-time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.
Applications should be made by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
Further Details:
£34,741 to £38,986 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting), Grade 4