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Project OfficerExperimental Cancer Medicine Centre Network (ECMC)

Salary: £22,950£25,000 pa dependent on experience

Contract type: 12 months FTC or secondment opportunity (secondment cover contract)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford Office-based with opportunities to work from home 1-2 days per week. Home-working during pandemic period with a return to the office in future.

Application method: CV and cover letter

Closing date: 24th January 2021, 23:59pm

We are recruiting!

The Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMCs) Project Officer is responsible for supporting the delivery of key projects across a variety of disciplines within the ECMC Programme Office. In addition, the Project Officer is the first point of contact for ECMC and Centres queries, ensuring the smooth running of the operational, financial, logistical and administrative/process functions of the department .

Some of the key responsibilities you can expect are...

1. Administration

• Responsible for providing administrative support for the ECMC Programme Office and all aspects of the Network’s administration

• Assist in the delivery of strategic projects within the Programme Office providing project management support, data collation and other research activities

2. Communication

• Support communication across the network by acting as the central contact point, responding to routine enquiries in an appropriate manner, redirecting complex enquiries where necessary

• Support development and maintenance of the ECMC website, working with stakeholders to ensure information is up to date

2. Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with stakeholders including pharma companies and ECMC centres to support clinical research opportunities within the network

• Manage dissemination and collation of research opportunities via agreed processes and systems

3. Meeting Organisation

• Supporting Project Managers on the organisation and running of specific network meetings (including Annual Network Meeting with 200 delegates) and events including sourcing venues, room bookings, catering, registration, travel, accommodation, communication with speakers and delegates, virtual meeting requirements and on the day support

4. Financial

• Processing invoices using appropriate internal systems

The key skills and experience we are looking for are...

• Experience of providing administrative support

• Good communication skills and confidence in acting as the central contact point, responding to routine enquiries in an appropriate manner, redirecting complex enquiries where necessary

• Experience in engaging stakeholders including pharma companies and ECMC centres or similar

• Experience in supporting Project Managers on the organisation and running of large internal and external network meetings

• Understanding of how to process invoices using appropriate internal systems

For a full role profile and to learn more abo please see our candidate pack here: https://adobe.ly/39tyTr2

At CRUK we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. Unfortunately we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitment[at]cancer.org.uk .

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