Administrative Assistant Health Economics Research Centre (HERC)

Administrative Assistant Health Economics Research Centre (HERC)

Health Economics Research Centre (HERC), Dept of Public Health, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford

Salary: Grade 5 £23,121 - £27,578 p.a.

Closing Date: 12 April 2012

We are looking for an administrative assistant to join the Health Economics Research Centre, a group of 24 health economists led by Professor Alastair Gray in the University of Oxford's Department of Public Health.

This post offers an opportunity to be closely involved with a very successful international research group. The administrative team provides a full range of support functions for the group. This includes the project management of professional courses and meetings, maintaining and developing the group?s website, some financial processing, monitoring and budgeting, and numerous day-to-day administrative functions. The HERC administrators work in close liaison with the academic members of the group and with the departmental administrative team. You will play a part in all of these activities and will be required to deputise for the HERC administrator in their absence.

In this post you will also have a specific role as personal administrative assistant to Professor Yip, who leads a team within HERC which focuses on the health system in China. In this role you will be responsible for managing Professor Yip's diary and travel arrangements, arranging meetings, liaising with visitors, and giving administrative support to her team within HERC.

We require an efficient, well-organised and adaptable person to fill this role. You will be IT proficient with good skills in Word, Excel and Access, and have experience of working in an office or administrative environment in a large or medium organisation. You will be able to act on your own initiative, will be an excellent communicator and capable of dealing with varied priorities and meeting deadlines.

This post is offered full time (applications for part-time working (min 80% FTE) may also be considered) and is available immediately. You will be based at the Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on 12 April 2012 and interviews will be held week beginning 23 April 2012.