Professional Services roles
We offer a variety of professional and administrative roles in areas such as facilities, fundraising, communication, IT, human resources, research services and education and library services.
Our professional services teams are tailored to meet the needs of a research organisation, and many of our employees in these teams have backgrounds in science, or experience of working with scientists and clinicians.
Our specialist finance team is experienced at dealing with research grants, and staff within our Business and Innovation Office have the expertise to negotiate complex collaborative agreements between the ICR and pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
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Current vacancies
Contracts Associate
About the Role As a Contracts Associate, you will be required to provide a professional and efficient contracts review, negotiation, and advice service to the ICR to enable a range of research and commercial activities The ICR has recently implemented a new contracts lifecycle management system. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a modern way with contracts; significantly reducing administrative workload and intelligently automating routine tasks. Key Requirements Candidates must be educated to degree level or equivalent and have an understanding and knowledge of research contractual issues. They must have experience of working in a contracts team in a higher education or research organisation setting, with well-developed analytic and problem-solving skills. Candidates must have the ability to interpret contract terms, manage workloads and prioritise tasks effectively. Excellent communication and influencing skills and good interpersonal skills will also be required. What We Offer A supportive and collaborative working environment. Opportunities for professional development and career progression. Competitive salary and pension Department/Directorate Information The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the world’s most influential cancer research organisations. Our mission is to make the discoveries that will defeat cancer. We’re looking for a proactive and enthusiastic team member who understands the particular needs and landscape of an academic research institution. As a member of the Business and Innovation Office, you will provide a professional and efficient contracts service to academics, clinicians, and professional services colleagues across the whole of ICR, negotiating and concluding a range of simple and intermediate research agreements. We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role.
Gift Admin Assistant
About the Role We are seeking a motivated part-time Gift Admin Assistant to join our Development and Communications Directorate. In this role you will assist the Gift Administrator with processing fundraising income from a variety of channels to ensure donations are accurately recorded on our CRM and ERP systems. This role is key to ensuring excellent supporter care, timely income reports and accurate donations tracking across the Development team. Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will play a vital role in the Database and Operations team, working alongside the Gift Administrator to build relationships with the fundraising team and finance colleagues. Your main tasks will be: Processing donations from a wide range of channels onto our fundraising database Updating our fundraising database with biographical and gift details Data validation and reconciling of donations entered On site weekly processing of postal donations Scanning and distributing important correspondence regarding donations and legacies received in the post for our fundraisers About You We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented, team player. This role is process driven and can be repetitive. You need to have excellent attention to detail and had some office experience. Ideally you're proficient in Excel and had experience of using a fundraising CRM. However, you will be given full training so the ability to learn, adapt and work flexibly is key. You will need to manage your time and plan your workload according to deadlines driven by the needs of the team.You will be passionate about helping the ICR achieve its mission to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. What We Offer A supportive and collaborative working environment. Opportunities for professional development and career progression. Competitive salary and pension Department/Directorate Information Development and Communications Directorate We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. For additional information or queries please contact the recruitment team [email protected]