FED070 - Committee Services Administrator

Job title: Committe Services Administrator

Contract type:  Full time (35 hours per week), 12 month fixed term contract. 

Location: London

Salary: Grade 4. £30,142. Please note, for internal applicants the salary will be reflected by pay and award policy

Working arrangements:  35 hours per week between 8am and 6pm. Hybrid working - you will be required to work in the office a minimum of 6 days per month. 

We are seeking to appoint a motivated, organised and experienced committee services administrator to join the Committee Services Team for the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. This position is for 12 months maternity leave cover.

The successful candidate will work in a small, highly productive team responsible for the management of JRCPTB Committees and Exam boards. Supporting 29 medical specialties (SACs), 3 medical subspecialties, and 13 examining boards: MRCP(UK) Part 1 and Part 2 Written, and 11 SCEs. In total, the role oversees over 100 board and committee meetings per year.

The post-holder will use their excellent management and communication skills to ensure that our key clinical stakeholders are engaged and that key issues affecting specialties are appropriately considered within the development of future policy, consultation responses and training programmes. In addition they will also work closely with the Curriculum and Assessment team to ensure that the design and implementation of curricula are addressed.

The primary duties involve providing excellent management and administrative support to a range of allocated committees in their core functions. The post holder will ensure the effective flow of information between the committees and the department.  

The post holder will have excellent communication skills, show great attention to detail and be able to synthesize detailed, complex information and discussions in order to identify key issues and write high quality minutes and reports. Experience in managing multiple meetings and activities as well as problem solving, and decision making is essential. The candidate will be able to prepare agendas and meeting papers to agreed timelines.

We are looking to appoint someone who is flexible, likes change, and can contribute innovative ideas to enhance service delivery and development.

For further information about the role, please view the Job Description and Person Specification.  

Benefits

The basics

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• group personal pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• interest-free season ticket loan
• hybrid working (a minimum of 6 days per month in the office)

Health and wellbeing

• employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support for any work-related issues as well as any problems affecting your home life
• occupational health team – includes employment and work-related health assessments, health checks and workstation assessments
• cycle to work scheme
• corporate eye care scheme with Optical Express.

Plus

• professional training and development opportunities
• staff discounts platform – including discounts on cinema tickets and a range of high street brands summer and Christmas staff days.

About the RCP

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a patient-centred and clinically led membership organisation for physicians, with 40,000 members worldwide. The RCP works to ensure that physicians are trained to provide high-quality care and promotes evidence-based policies to government to encourage healthy lifestyles and reduce illness. By working in partnership with other health organisations, we present a powerful and unified voice to improve health and healthcare.

For more information about the role contact Martina Agliocchi, Committee Services Manager via martina.agliocchi@thefederation.uk  or +44 (0)20 3075 1539.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the job description. Please note that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be shortlisted. 

Closing date: Sunday 07 July 2024

The RCP positively encourages applications for suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

The RCP is all about our people - our members, our staff, our volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. that's why welcoming and having people who represent the 21st century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is so important to us.

Last updated on Jun 12, 2024