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About us

Founded in 1915, the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) is one of the UK's largest institutions for research and teaching on Russia, the Baltics, and Central, Eastern and South-East Europe. Our mission is to create in-depth knowledge of Russia and Eastern Europe in regional, comparative, transnational, and global contexts, and to promote and disseminate an understanding of our region to the wider world; developing multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multi-method approaches to knowledge creation and to teaching; and to enhance the development of area studies at UCL and among the wider academic community.

We offer undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes, both within our four core disciplines (Economics and Business; Politics and Sociology; Languages and Culture; and History), as well as interdisciplinary programmes (for example, our BA in History, Politics & Economics).

About the role

The Finance and Operations Administrator is a member of the Operations Services Team within the School of Slavonic and East European Studies. This is an open ended role.

To support and contribute to the provision of high quality, effective and efficient financial, resource and facilities management services, administrating and coordinating a range of key business services, operational and processes, including procurement, payroll, staff recruitment, and health and safety compliance.

The post-holder will work closely with and support the Finance & Resources Manager, and also with the School’s Human Resources Officer and other relevant professional service and academic colleagues in the discharge of their duties and functions.

About you

This is an opportunity for a motivated individual with experience of working in Higher Education finance, estates, HR, and Health and Safety Administration. You will interact with a range of stakeholders across the School and the wider UCL community and so will need excellent written and oral communications skills, along with the ability to manage your workload under pressure to meet deadlines. This is an exciting opportunity to join the operations team and contribute towards building a professional administrative support team.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)


• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme


• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)


• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan


• On-Site nursery


• On-site gym


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay


• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service


• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the Operations and Resources Manager, Mukesh Hindocha, at m.hindocha@ucl.ac.uk .

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Madalina Rau, HR Officer at m.rau@ucl.ac.uk.

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ .