Salary Range:  £28756 - £32344 (pro-rata)
FTE:  0.6 (21 hours/week)
Term: Open Contract
Closing Date: 05/12/2021

Join an exciting and dynamic team at the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures in this new phase of our work. We are looking for an excellent, energetic and experienced administrator to support our drive forward to grow our partnerships across a range of sectors and disciplines, across the University and around the world, to make a real impact for, and with, children internationally.

Are you approachable, organised, adaptable, innovative and highly capable? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing demands? Then this new opportunity, to work at the heart of the IICF and build a strong foundation for its next phase of development, is for you, and we’d like to hear from you. 

As the IICF Office Co-ordinator, you will develop and sustain excellent relationships with stakeholders; develop, adapt an navigate through systems to support flexible project management and operational delivery; and take a leading role in financial reporting and management processes.

You will have extensive skills in developing new initiatives and projects, leading in project implementation and review, and working in a team of interdisciplinary academics, professional services staff and external stakeholders.

You will work closely with others to help the University achieve its Strategic Vision through the work of IICF and in the process, to establish IICF in its work going forward.

The post holders will report to the Executive Director in the first instance, and the staff structure will develop further as we make more appointments.  

About Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures  

The University of Strathclyde’s IICF is an international research and policy implementation group with a collective vision of ensuring that children and young people have what they need to reach their full potential, particularly those who experience adversity.   

Now with sustained University commitment, we are growing our staff team, building on our global engagement work and strengthening our multi-disciplinary links across the University, to bring greater impact for children and their families.  

Formal interviews for this post are expected to be held on 13/12/2021.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Jennifer.davidson@strath.ac.uk

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