Job summary
Are you a Research
Administrator with an interest in reproductive healthcare?
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for a motivated Research Administrator to support our
Centre for Reproductive Research and Communication (CRRC) and Clinical Department
in the delivery of cutting-edge medical and health policy research.
You will contribute to the development and ongoing support of a range of
projects, both qualitative and quantitative. This includes facilitating ethical
approvals, study start up, development and maintenance of databases, providing administrative
support to our researchers and acting as a contact person
for study participants.
We are looking for you to work 15 hours per week over two days. Wednesdays will be based at our office in Furnival Street, London and Thursdays can be worked from home and/or the office.
About You:
You will be an experienced Research Administrator with an interest in reproductive health. You will have excellent organisational, time management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail. Most importantly, you will possess exceptional interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships across an organisation.
You will also bring:
- Qualified to A-level or NVQ Level 3 standard
- Ability to analyse complex information from databases and
generating reports
Main duties of the job
The Research Administrator will support the Centre for Reproductive Research and Communication (CRRC) and clinical department in the delivery of studies generated internally. In addition, the post-holder will assist in facilitating projects undertaken by external researchers at BPAS and provide administrative support to the BPAS Research and Ethics Committee (REC).
Key Responsibilities
- Support study teams in the set-up, maintenance, and close-out of studies
- Ensure that studies are implemented and run in accordance with ICH good clinical practices
- Develop and maintain study databases
- Assist with study recruitment, consent, data collection and data entry
- Assess the quality of data collected and report any anomalies
- Support study budget management and grant administration
- Provide administrative support to the ethics committee
- Facilitate research by external investigators
- Create newsletters and other communications
- Assist with budget management and grants administration
About us
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.
Working with us:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits:
- Life assurance cover at 3 times salary
- 34 days annual leave per year
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.
BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job/person specification sheet can be found on the right hand side of the advert and is available for you to download and review. You can also find the terms and conditions sheet which details salary, location and shift pattern.
Further Information:
Salary: £28,964 - £33,307 per annum - this will be pro rata for part time hours. This includes ILW.
Hours: 15 hours per week (2 x 7.5 hour days)
Working pattern:
- Wednesday - 09:00 to 17:00 - Furnival Street
- Thursday - 09:00 to 17:00 - Home or FS
Location: 30-31 Furnival St, London EC4A 1JQ
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print:All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job/person specification sheet can be found on the right hand side of the advert and is available for you to download and review. You can also find the terms and conditions sheet which details salary, location and shift pattern.
Further Information:
Salary: £28,964 - £33,307 per annum - this will be pro rata for part time hours. This includes ILW.
Hours: 15 hours per week (2 x 7.5 hour days)
Working pattern:
- Wednesday - 09:00 to 17:00 - Furnival Street
- Thursday - 09:00 to 17:00 - Home or FS
Location: 30-31 Furnival St, London EC4A 1JQ
Interested so far? Don't delay, apply today!
This job advert may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Small Print:All applicants must be pro-choice.
If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion.
References: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant administrative experience (ideally in a health care setting)
- Working on multiple parallel tasks to strict and often tight deadlines
- Managing information systems and developing databases and spreadsheets
- Analysing complex information from databases and generating reports
- Experience of setting up and managing filing systems
Desirable
- Budget and grants management
- Clinical study/trial data administration
- Working in a clinical environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to A Level/NVQ Level 3 standard or equivalent
- Knowledge of health information management acquired through a relevant specialist qualification or equivalent experience of information handling and analysis gained in a work environment.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (i.e. science, health, health management, social science)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT literate and competent computer user
- Ability to compile, interrogate and analyse data to produce meaningful and accessible management reports and make appropriate recommendations
- Knowledge of web-based applications for data collection (e.g, Excel, RedCap, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey)
- Knowledge of current national systems and structures for the approval, management, and monitoring of research
- Able to transcribe data in a timely and consistently accurate manner with excellent attention to detail
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the friend or family member of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship.
- This role is working 15 hours per week over 2 days. Wednesdays will be based in our office in Furnival street (09:00-17:00), the Thursday being worked from home. Can you commit to this working pattern?
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant administrative experience (ideally in a health care setting)
- Working on multiple parallel tasks to strict and often tight deadlines
- Managing information systems and developing databases and spreadsheets
- Analysing complex information from databases and generating reports
- Experience of setting up and managing filing systems
Desirable
- Budget and grants management
- Clinical study/trial data administration
- Working in a clinical environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to A Level/NVQ Level 3 standard or equivalent
- Knowledge of health information management acquired through a relevant specialist qualification or equivalent experience of information handling and analysis gained in a work environment.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (i.e. science, health, health management, social science)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT literate and competent computer user
- Ability to compile, interrogate and analyse data to produce meaningful and accessible management reports and make appropriate recommendations
- Knowledge of web-based applications for data collection (e.g, Excel, RedCap, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey)
- Knowledge of current national systems and structures for the approval, management, and monitoring of research
- Able to transcribe data in a timely and consistently accurate manner with excellent attention to detail
General
Essential
- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Are you the friend or family member of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship.
- This role is working 15 hours per week over 2 days. Wednesdays will be based in our office in Furnival street (09:00-17:00), the Thursday being worked from home. Can you commit to this working pattern?
