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FURTHER PARTICULARS THE SCHOOL The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of Europe’s leading schools of Public Health and a leading postgraduate institution worldwide for research and postgraduate education in global health. Part of the University of London, the London School is the largest institution of its kind in Europe with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise encompassing many disciplines. The School was ranked one of the top 3 research institutions in the country in the Times Higher Education’s 'table of excellence', which is based on the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). In 2009, the School became the first UK institution to win the Gates Award for Global Health. The School’s environment is a rich multicultural one: there are almost 4000 students from 100+ countries following 22 taught masters courses delivered either in London (~650) or through distance learning (~2700), and undertaking research degree training (~400). Over 40% of these students are from non-European countries. The largest growth has been in distance learning students (>40% over 3 years), though the London-based student population (where accommodation limits growth) is at its highest level ever. Alumni are working in more than 180 countries. The School has about 1500 staff drawn from over 60 nationalities. There are research collaborations with over 100 countries throughout the world, utilizing our critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise which includes clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, social scientists, economists, molecular biologists, immunologists, ophthalmologists, anthropologists, virologists, pharmacologists and nutritionists. At any one time around 100 School staff are based overseas, particularly in Africa and Asia. We have a strong commitment to partnership with institutions in low and middle income countries to support the development of teaching and research capacity. The School has expanded greatly in recent years. Its research funding now exceeds £67M per annum, much of it from highly competitive national and international sources. The commitment of staff to methodological rigour, innovative thinking and policy relevance will ensure that the School continues to occupy a leadership position in national and global health, adapting quickly to new challenges and opportunities. Mission To improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. THE FACULTY The Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health (EPH) houses a large group of epidemiologists, demographers, statisticians and nutritionists working on issues of major public health importance in the UK and globally. EPH has approximately 330 staff members organised into four research departments. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Department of Medical Statistics Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Department of Population Health The Faculty has a teaching programme consisting of ten MSc courses: Epidemiology, Demography and Health, Medical Statistics, Public Health in Developing Countries (run jointly with the Faculties of Infectious & Tropical Diseases and Public Health & Policy), Nutrition for Global Health, Reproductive & Sexual Health Research, Veterinary Epidemiology (run jointly with the Royal Veterinary College), Global Mental Health (run jointly with Kings College London - Institute of Psychiatry) and the Distance Learning courses in Epidemiology and Clinical Trials. The Faculty also has approximately 149 research students studying for an MPhil, PhD or DrPH degree. The Dean of Faculty is Professor John Edmunds. THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology is the main focus of research on the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. While most of our studies have been in the UK or other high income countries, we have a growing programme of research on non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries, including India and parts of the former Soviet Union. Research interests range from genetic susceptibility to disease, through metabolic and endocrine disease mechanisms to personal behaviours and the population health effects of changes in national diets and drinking behaviours. Themes include determinants of ethnic variation in disease risk; adverse drug reactions; epidemiology of ageing; foetal and childhood origins of adult disease; determinants of reproductive outcomes; cardiovascular disease; growth factors and cancer risk; natural history of genital human papillomavirus (HPV); time trends in cancer survival; non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries. The department has considerable methodological strength and experience, particularly in the analysis of genetic association studies and the conduct and analysis of large scale longitudinal cohort and record linkage studies. We work closely with colleagues in other departments and faculties and have excellent collaborative links with researchers in other institutions around the world. Funding comes from a wide variety of sources including the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK. The Department head is Prof. Liam Smeeth. Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group The post-holder will be part of the Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group within the Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology. The research of the Group is designed to describe and explain local, national, international and socio-economic differences and inequalities in cancer survival. The results help policy-makers to target investment in cancer services to improve survival and reduce inequalities. Geographic differences in survival are being explored within the UK and, in the EUROCARE and CONCORD projects, in collaboration with cancer registries and research institutions in more than 60 countries worldwide. The Cancer Survival Group is responsible for producing the official National Statistics on cancer survival for England, in close collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It also collaborates with ONS on a range of other projects, analysing and publishing trends and socio-demographic patterns in cancer survival for all the major cancers by age, sex and socio-economic status in England. The Group is actively involved in methodological innovation in survival analysis, and participates in the European network CENSURE. Statistical software and other tools for cancer survival analysis developed by the Group have become widely used, and are freely accessible via its webpages. More information about the Cancer Survival Group and its research can be found at: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/eph/ncde/cancersurvival/ THE POST POST: CONCORD Study Administrator RESPONSIBLE TO: Dr Claudia Allemani – Natalia Sanz GRADE: Grade 3 on the Professional Support Pathway The following is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but is intended to give an overall idea of what is required. For instance, the administrative support of research projects involves many tasks, from setting up a file to help over budgets and everything in between. CONCORD Study Administrator 1. Provide administrative support for the CONCORD study and all CONCORDrelated projects held in the Cancer Survival Group, liaising with School central services and funders as required: 2. Provide administrative assistance to CONCORD personnel, including organisation of their travel, meetings and schedules; assisting liaison with the CONCORD Steering Committee and other scientific colleagues world-wide; 3. Assist with the organisation of meetings for the CONCORD study; liaise with speakers to co-ordinate their travel and accommodation; ensure that relevant audio-visual facilities are available; provide administrative support for the production of meeting documents and audiovisual materials; organise catering and social events; 4. Provide administrative support for personnel matters relating to the CONCORD study; prepare job descriptions, advertisements and other personnel documentation; 5. Maintain excellent relations with colleagues and collaborators in the School and in up to 250 collaborating centres world-wide, using all relevant means of communication. 6. Provide assistance to the CONCORD Programme Manager in the preparation of schedules, agendas and minutes for CONCORD study teleconferences, video- conferences and other meetings, and help to ensure that all agreed actions are followed up. 7. Provide support for the organisation of contact and mailing lists, and relevant electronic and physical filing systems and documentation. 8. Support the CONCORD Data Manager with adherence to the requirements of participating cancer registries, including ethical approvals and related procedures. 9. Assist the CONCORD Programme Manager and the Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group Co-ordinator in all administrative aspects of the Group’s work, as required, and provide cover for any absence. 10. Assist with the organisation and administration of short courses organised by the Cancer Survival Group. 11. Contribute to general activities of the Department, Faculty and School that help to promote the objectives of the School. PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential skills and experience 1. Proven experience of project administration 2. Proven experience of supporting small and large-scale meetings/conferences, including minute-taking, preparing agendas and other meeting documents. 3. Proven ability to set up, develop and maintain accurate and up-to-date computer and paper records. 4. Ability to recognise when work is of a confidential nature and the implications of confidentiality requirements on how the work is carried out. 5. Ability to use initiative, meet tight deadlines and to manage his/her own workload through effective prioritising and time management. 6. Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English, including experience of writing own correspondence and drafting documents. 7. Excellent inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to deal confidently and politely with face-to-face, telephone, written and email enquiries. 8. Excellent standard of presentation of work. 9. High standard of IT skills, ideally including Word (and/or WordPerfect), Excel, Powerpoint, Reference Manager (or other bibliographic software), internet and email with willingness to become proficient in new software packages. Desirable skills and experience 1. Fluency or competence in one or more major languages other than English. 2. Previous work experience in a cancer research environment. 3. Proven experience of administration in a Higher Education and/or Public Health setting SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT The appointment is available from September and is currently funded until 31 December 2016. The appointment will be made on LSHTM’s Professional Support Pathway scale Grade 3 (£23,129 - £26,222) pro-rated depending on qualifications and experience. The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Membership of the SAUL Pension Scheme is available. APPLICATIONS Applications should be made on-line at our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The reference for this post is CC08 Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until midnight on of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected]. The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.