IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is the UK’s Centre of Excellence for research in terrestrial and freshwater environmental sciences (www.ceh.ac.uk). Research is carried out by 350 scientists at four sites in the UK.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person to join the CEH Business Development team based at the headquarters of CEH at Wallingford. Investment in CEH’s business development activities is sought to provide greater material support on research tender preparation to improve the quality and outcomes of CEH proposals and enable improved marketing capability, maintaining existing, and securing new, customer relationships. We are now seeking an excellent administrator to support this ongoing initiative.
Main Duties:
- Supporting PQQ/tender leads, Business Development Managers and Principal Investigators including,
- Collate content from Business Development Managers, Principal Investigators and external partners into EoI, PQQ, tender and grant submissions
- Update of all standard company information requirements for tenders
- Proof reading tenders to ensure compliance and excellence
- Create and update CVs for use in tender submissions
- Update CEH’s tender support library documentation
- Establish and maintain CEH’s organisational profile on bidding portals
- Organisation of tender documentation, maintaining comprehensive records for the bid management process
- Support B6 Tender Support Executive to provide analysis of successful and unsuccessful tenders
Skills and Qualifications needed:
- A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent professional experience
- Able to work independently and manages own time effectively
- Effective IT skills, being proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
- Able to manage a changing workload of long and short terms tasks
- Provides an efficient approach to the delivery of services
- Ability to prepare and proof read to produce high quality written material
- Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Experience of gathering information from internal and external stakeholders alike
- Previous administrative experience in a professional services environment within a sales/business development team would be desirable
It is CEH policy to use an online application form, please ensure that you complete an application form as CVs will not be accepted as a standalone. The form should be uploaded via the "My Account" menu option on the "Jobs Home" page
For a full description and application process please go to
http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc210439_6096.aspx If you are unable to apply on-line, please contact UK Shared Business Services Ltd by telephone on 01793 867000 and quote reference IRC210439.
Eligibility to apply
To work for CEH, you must be eligible to live and work in the UK without the requirement for a work permit. CEH can only apply for a work permit in cases where there are no suitably qualified or experienced resident workers; otherwise applicants should normally be resident in the UK or a national of the European Union.
Closing date: 1st December 2015
Interview date: 7th January 2016
