Academic Development Apprentice

This role is perfect for someone looking to gain valuable experience in administration, while receiving comprehensive training. You’ll learn from experienced professionals, and make a real impact for our students.

Provide administrative support across all postgraduate administration functions Assist with administration in accordance with University policies and procedures, including admissions, reporters, starters & leavers, holiday & sickness records, and extensions Monitoring and management of the Academic Development shared mailbox. Ensuring all enquiries are responded to or passed to the relevant members of the team Act as first point of contact for enquiries and correspondence, replying to straightforward enquiries and escalating others to senior members of the Academic Development team as appropriat Management and maintenance of the Institute and University information systems, including inputting records Preparation of departmental communications and formal letters Organise small-scale events or meetings (book rooms, order refreshments, send out invites and directions etc.), and organise routine travel arrangements Assist with the organisation of larger events including the induction sessions, wellbeing initiatives and training courses Assist with maintaining filing and data management to GDPR standards Assist the Academic Development team with the ongoing development of processes and project work.

 

Training:

The practical period is the time dedicated to the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for your apprenticeship which includes the following components;

• Level 3 Diploma in Business Administrator (optional) • Business Administrator – Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Functional Skills Maths and English Level 2 (exemptions apply)

The apprentice would be assigned a Business Services assessor through the college, who would typically come out to visit in the workplace to assess workplace competence. The knowledge side would be provided via workshop remote sessions, assignments, evidence of workplace competence. Portfolio would be checked via an online Smart Assessor.

 

Training Outcome:

Although there is no guarantee of a permanent position on completion of the apprenticeship, this could lead to a career in Postgraduate Administration at the University (or another organisation) should a post become available.

Employer Description:
The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI, www.cruk.cam.ac.uk), housed in the Li Ka Shing Centre, focuses on tumour ecology and evolution. We are one of 4 CRUK core-funded Institutes, the others being the Manchester Institute, The Scotland Institute, and The Francis Crick Institute. The CRUK CI has a diverse faculty comprising both basic and clinical investigators and aims not only to contribute fundamental discoveries in the basic biology of cancer but also to translate these into the clinic in a way that benefits patients. We have particular strengths in genomics, computational biology, and imaging, and currently devote significant research effort to cancers arising in the breast, pancreas, brain, and colon. Our underlying philosophy is that only by embracing the full complexity of human cancers will we be able to devise new and effective treatment strategies. This leads many of our groups to examine questions relating to tumour heterogeneity, both between and within individual patients, with a goal of understanding how genomic and phenotypic diversity impact the course of disease development and its response to treatment. We also study the ecology of tumours, probing how interactions between tumour cells and the normal cells of the patient influence their respective behaviours. This includes immune cells but extends to other cell types of the stroma and vasculature. Overall, the Institute seeks to build within areas of strength but is also keen to extend our reach to other cancers of unmet need. We are a core-funded Institute, receiving generous and flexible support from CRUK, which is meant both to provide a state-of-the-art research environment and to enable investigators to engage in high risk/high reward and/or long-term strategic research programs that would be unlikely to be funded by other mechanisms. We are currently supported by 12 core facilities, whose remits range from genomics and proteomics to whole animal imaging. We also benefit from a dedicated, professional administrative staff.

Working Hours :
Monday – Friday 8.30 am to 5 pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience