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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Geography and Environment
Centre Administrator (CCG Programme)
Full-time, fixed term starting as soon as possible until 31 March 2025
The Loughborough Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) is seeking an excellent Centre Administrator. STEER brings together large FCDO-funded programmes on Climate Compatible Growth and Modern Energy Cooking Services as well as innovative projects on inclusive and integrated energy planning. STEER’s mission is to accelerate the transition to inclusive, sustainable, and resilient energy systems through innovative research, analysis and capacity building. This position provides an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in that mission.
This role is based within STEER’s Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme. The Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Low-to Middle-income Countries.
The Administrator’s duties will range from providing administrative support through to more complex organisational and management tasks such as tracking research projects and financial management, organising events, recording Board activities and advising on relevant policy. The Centre Administrator will contribute actively to the Centre by tracking performance against key performance indicators and preparing formal reports on progress.
You will have significant experience of working within a more senior administrative role; experience of liaising with academics, industrial stakeholders and others, both in the UK and overseas or similar, significant experience in financial monitoring plus experience of event organisation, management and participation.
For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For informal queries please contact Peri Williams by email to: p.williams@lboro.ac.uk
Application Closing date: 18th July 2024
Interviews will take place: 20th August 2024