Research officer

Job Description

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid workingSalary: £25,000 - £27,000 FTE depending on experienceHours: Flexible – either full time (37.5 hours) or part time (30 hours) consideredContract: Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity leave (likely 12 months)Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexibleworking, Generous annual leave, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Social Activities.Closing date: 8 October 2023. We may extend to 16 October, but please apply as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment.Interviews will be held week commencing 16 October 2023No agencies pleaseBe a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.We are seeking an experienced, organised, and passionate individual to join our research team and be responsible for managing the research funding and grants that we provide, develop our relationships with the kidney research community and other co-fundingpartners.The successful individual will have worked in an administrative role with good planning and organisation skills alongside excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will need excellent time management skills and be able to work independentlyto deliver agreed plans and may possibly have experience of working in a medical research charity or have a scientific background.You will be an excellent team player, collaborating and working closely with a range of internal colleagues and teams, and report into the director of research operations.If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.About Kidney Research UK:Kidney Research UK are the largest charity dedicated to kidney research in the UK. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.We fund research into all aspects of kidney disease - from understanding the condition, to how we can prevent and treat it. We want to discover better, kinder treatments.Research has given us life-saving kidney transplants, dialysis machines that filter the blood when the kidneys fail, and drugs to keep us going. But these treatments come at a cost. They can be gruelling, confining, relentless. A transplant is not a cure,they rarely last a lifetime.Kidney disease still affects 3.5 million people in the UK. And 1 million of those don’t know they are at risk. That’s 3.5 million people who are someone’s parents, grandparents, children, friends.And kidney failure is rising, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes and obesity.That’s why our work is more essential than ever.Research is what we do. It is the only way to discover future preventions, treatments and cures. It is vital to keep our loved ones safe. Your support is crucial to make this happen.We’re here to be heard, to make a difference, to change the future. Kidney disease ends here.You may have experience in the following: Research Officer, Research Analyst, Research Associate, Research Specialist, Research Coordinator, Research Scientist, Research, Research Consultant, Research Assistant, Research Grants, Scientific Research, BiologicalScience, Grants Officer, Grants Administrator, Medical Research, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.REF-208551