Total 1 job vacancies by Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

THE ROLE

As Administrative Assistant you will play a vital role in supporting the SCAR community, a vibrant international network of people engaged in or supporting Antarctic research. Your work will be varied, with tasks ranging from general office support and responding to day-to-day queries, to the planning of international meetings and interacting with people within and beyond the Antarctic research community. The successful candidate will be a highly organised individual who works well as part of a small team and is educated to degree level or with equivalent work experience, with a passion to support vital work in an important area of environmental research. There is some scope to adapt the role to the skills and experience of the successful candidate. The role will provide the jobholder with a range of learning and professional development opportunities. There may be some opportunities for international travel.



KEY CRITERIA

-- Essential --

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, ability to engage diverse stakeholder groups.

Excellent IT/technical skills and a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office software and video-conferencing such as Zoom.

Highly organised; able to multitask efficiently, and meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.

Experience of working effectively within a team to achieve challenging objectives.

Experience of supporting and organising meetings.

A good first degree or equivalent work experience.



-- Desirable --

Experience of providing office support to a small team.

Experience with website content management.

Track record of learning and implementing new IT systems and interfaces.

Minute taking, editing and proofreading skills for meetings, document production and online text.

Experience of using task management tools (e.g. Asana).

Experience of ensuring GDPR compliance within an organisation.

Experience of working within a complex and dynamic organisation.

Experience of interacting with academia, particularly within polar or environmental research.

Experience of working in/with the charitable sector.


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The successful candidate is expected to take up the post as soon as possible after the interview.

You must already have a valid visa to work in the UK to apply for this position.

More information regarding this position can be found on our website: scar.org