Job Description

Salary: £30,684 to £32,563
Hybrid working (50/50)
Fixed Term Contract Until 31st March 2026 and Full-Time (37 hours a week)
Preferred location: Wallingford, South Oxfordshire
Alternative location: Penicuik, near Edinburgh

Closing date for applications: Mon, 4th Nov 2024. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.

UKCEH is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Assistant Science Project Manager to join our team of talented individuals, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.

Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.

As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:

• 27 days annual leave, plus 3 days for our Christmas closure
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying requirements)
• 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues plus access to our trained Welfare Officers
• Flexible working opportunities

And much more…

You will be working in our Programme Office with a small and dedicated team of three project managers, giving you the opportunity to get close to different scientific disciplines, working on important international projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world.

As part of our Water Resources Systems Group, you’ll be supporting the delivery of one of UKCEH’s largest programmes on progressing and promoting international science on Net Zero Plus and enhancing the position of UK science globally. The project is funded by UKRI NERC’s National Capability.

The Programme Office has established a planning and reporting process, a governance structure, and a schedule of programme activities to enhance cohesion across the programme and within UKCEH. We need your skills to help us maintain our high standard of service and project management. As a core part of our team, you’ll be supporting these activities alongside day-to-day administration.

Explore the science further: International Science for Net Zero Plus

You’ll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute that’s committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career, and giving you the support and training you need to thrive at UKCEH.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting various levels of reporting: collecting, collating, and tracking specified data, undertaking basic analytics using MS 365 tools, and occasionally collating information for internal/external communication materials
• Supporting and facilitating successful meetings, including as part of the secretariat to the Programme Board: managing meeting logistics, meeting papers, capturing decisions and actions and proactively tracking actions progress
• Undertaking routine administration: managing documentation, monitoring and managing the programme inbox and diary management
• Liaising across the programme and corporate teams to coordinate activities and supporting requests/queries
• Organising workshops and events, together with associated travel and accommodation, to a high standard and within defined budgets
• Supporting finance activities: procurement and running finance reports
• Developing, maintaining, and following standard operating procedures

For the role of Assistant Science Project Manager we’re looking for somebody who has:

• A foundation-level professional certification in PRINCE2/PRINCE2 Agile, APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) or a minimum of an undergraduate degree (2.1 or above) in environmental, physical, or biological sciences or relevant experience
• General knowledge of project management methodologies, with some experience in supporting projects of varying complexity
• Numerate, with experience of supporting management of project finances, with good IT skills (Microsoft Office 365: Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with a broad range of stakeholders, building rapport across various teams and departments
• The ability to collate/condense information for reports or papers
• The ability to work independently and manage time effectively, to deliver long and short-term tasks to agreed deadlines
• Ability to take a methodical approach to routine tasks and achieve a high level of accuracy; possessing an eye for detail and recognising when high quality outputs are required
• Enthusiasm to learn new approaches and skills as the need arises
• Interest in finding the right solution to improve processes where possible
• A willingness to travel within the UK (short trips of up to 3 nights away at a time)

Desirable:

• A willingness to travel internationally, for meetings and conferences of short duration, and be keen to work as part of a cohesive team
• Experience of using SharePoint
• Experience of using Workday

If we’ve just described you, we’d love to meet. Apply now.

Please send us your CV, and upload a covering letter which highlights how your skills and experience would contribute to the role, together with what excites you most about the role and working for UKCEH.

We welcome applications from international candidates; however, at present, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

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