Administrative Assistant & PA to the Director

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

The post is based in the Department of Population Health, where the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is housed. The Global Panel Administrative Assistant and PA to the Director will provide high-level personal assistance to Global Panel Director Professor Sandy Thomas, supporting her in all her work, including correspondence, reports, papers and grant applications; monitoring email correspondence at a high level particularly during Professor Thomas’ absence, maintaining suitable filing systems and maintaining a busy appointment diary; although the work will also involve flexibility, versatility and contribution to other activities undertaken by the Secretariat team.

The post-holder will have a degree and/or substantial equivalent experience as a PA, Executive Secretary or Administrator. Proven and substantial administrative experience within a UK academic environment; preferably working in a team and communicating with a wide range of people in a multicultural environment is desirable. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is part-time 0.6 FTE, 21 hours per week and fixed-term until 31 March 2025 when the project ends. The post is funded by the Irish Aid and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 3 in the range £29,514 - £33,207 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 on-line via our jobs website. 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. Please quote reference EPH-DPH-2024-16.

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.