Research Centre Coordinator (part-time)

Post Date : 10-Jun-2024Close Date : 30-Jun-2024 Job Title: Research Centre Coordinator Reporting To:  Centre Director or nominee Location:  123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2; hybrid may be facilitated School (or department):  Cerebral Palsy Lifespan Health and Well-being (CP-Life) Research Centre Contract type/duration:  Part-time (40% FTE) fixed term contract up to 4 years Application closing date:  June 26th 2024 Interview date:  July 2024 About the Post: Cerebral Palsy Lifespan Health and Well-being (CP-Life) Research Centre is located in the School of Physiotherapy in RCSI. The mission of the CP-Life Research Centre is to generate and translate evidence into improvements in services and supports for people with cerebral palsy through high quality research and innovation. This Centre Coordinator will support administration and stakeholder engagement for our research programmes. Specifically, the duties of the post include but are not limited to the following areas:

Manage researchers and other personnel associated with the Centre

Plan Centre events and meetings

Contribute to preparation of presentations, videos and other outputs of the Centre

Liaise with stakeholders including Centre funders, health professionals, people with CP and their family members

Manage Public Involvement activities

Manage the Centre’s website and social media

Coordinate the Centre’s newsletter

Manage the Centre’s finances on RCSI IT systems

Provide administrative support relating to research projects such as preparing documentation, printing, posting

Create and maintain filing systems for documents

Support with financial reporting and preparation of budgets

Be flexible and adaptable to undertaking other duties as required

Person Specification The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

Strong administration, analytical and organisation skills

Have a creative skillset and the ability to manoeuvre in social media platforms

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) in a clear, timely and effective manner

Capable and comfortable with collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders

Flexibility and a willingness to learn

Ability to work to deadlines

Positive and proactive approach with a strong team ethic with a view to delivering for the Centre

Experience in administration

Experience with Microsoft Office suite of products and common software packages

Experience in financial management and communications desirable but not essential

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.