Job Description

• Starting salary: circa \xc2\xa325,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)
• Job Ref: MI/23/28
• Duration: non-time limited role

About the Role:

We are currently looking for an HR Officer within the Human Resource Department to provide a proactive administrative support service within the Institute, ensuring deadlines and service levels are met.

About You:

You should be educated to degree level in HR management, recruitment, or a business-related subject (or equivalent relevant experience) or CIPD Level 5 qualification in Human Resources Management, along with experience of working in a n HR role, managing HR processes. You should have previous experience of applying HR policy and practice to practical situations. You will have a knowledge and understanding of current employment legislation and its implications, including the right to work in the UK, UK GDPR and equality legislation. Experience of working within an academic environment or a not-for-profit organisation is desirable.

Why choose Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute?

The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute ( ), an Institute of The University of Manchester ( ), is a world-leading centre for excellence in cancer research. The Institute is core funded by Cancer Research UK ( ), the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world. In spring 2023 the Institute moved into a \xc2\xa3150 million flagship purpose-built biomedical research centre directly attached to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust ( ), in South Manchester.

We are partnered with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. These factors combine to provide an exceptional environment in which to pursue basic, translational and clinical research programmes.

Our aim is to understand the fundamental basis of cancer and apply that knowledge to developing new treatment strategies for cancer patients. Our advanced research programmes span a spectrum of cancer research, from the molecular and cellular basis of cancer through to drug discovery, translational research and clinical trials.

The Institute has access to outstanding laboratory facilities and exceptional core services, including next generation sequencing, microarrays, confocal microscopy, bioinformatics, histology and mass-spectrometry.

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

University of Manchester