NIBSC Divisional Resource Assistant c£25k + benefits
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- Administration / Corporate Support
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- ADM006 Requisition #
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- Oct 16, 2016 Post Date
Qualifications:
· GCSE qualifications or equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience
· GCSE Mathematics & English is desirable
· A degree in Biological Science is desirable or equivalent qualifications or relevant experience.
Skills & Experience:
· Advanced IT skills desirable, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Databases.
· Proven relevant work experience to effectively undertake the role at the required level.
· Accurate record keeping / data entry skills and effective prioritisation of work combined with a flexible approach are also essential requirements of the job.
· The post holder is required to have developed administrative skills and experience of general administration and be able to multitask in a busy environment, with multiple interruptions.
· Knowledge of purchasing systems, maintaining records of expenditure and conducting checks on financial spend is required to allow effective monitoring of the divisional budget.
· Experience of scientific lab. procurement is desirable.
· Experience of working under ISO/IEC 17025 quality system is desirable.
· Experience of liaising with external suppliers, sales representatives and service engineers is needed in order to negotiate discounts and ensure that equipment is serviced in a timely manner.
· Good communication, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills are essential to the role; to be able to communicate verbally and in writing with Departmental colleagues and externally, conveying straightforward information, answering queries and interpretation of rules and procedures.
· Willingness to undertake any on the job or further training required.
· Ability to work with minimal supervision.
· Ability to make decisions in determining priorities to make most effective contribution of self and on day-to-day matters and / or technical issues and resources in own area of work. Refer to more senior staff only on more difficult or complex areas of work or where a decision may set a precedent.
· Ability to induct staff on certain aspects of the role and contractors/Eng.on H&S matters.
For more information on the role please download the job description and person specification by clicking here.
Closing Date: 30 October 2016
The small print
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.
Our process requires that you apply through our careers site, where you will be asked to complete your application and answer some competency based questions, which generally takes about 25 minutes so please allow sufficient time. We assess and score all applications on the competencies so please ensure your have read these thoroughly before applying. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Rebecca Birs, Resourcing Manager, Rebecca.Birs@mhra.gsi.gov.uk, in the first instance.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission at:
civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
info@csc.gsi.gov.uk
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