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£24,242.40 per year
Full-time
Permanent

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Job description

Research Administration Assistant
Hornbeam Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

37 hours per week (part-time hours will be considered for a minimum of 30 hours)

We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.


About Us

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.


The Benefits

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Research Administration Assistant, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.


The Role

As our Research Administration Assistant, you will support the Research Grants Manager, by providing administration support for the Research and Services Team to ensure that Yorkshire Cancer Research supports high quality research and services that directly impacts the people of Yorkshire.

Working with the wider Research Funding team to provide administration support for all phases in research funding process to ensure we fund high quality and impactful research This includes assisting in running aspects of Award funding rounds, management of ongoing Awards including accurate maintenance of records and co-ordinating meetings.

Specifically, you will:

Funding Research to directly impact patients across Yorkshire

  • Preparing and proofreading of documents throughout the process.
  • Managing applications through the application, review, and outcome processes.
  • Fostering good relationships with the applicants, keeping them informed of further requests for information and changes as they occur.

Award management

  • Developing strong relationships with funded Award holders and serving as the main point of contact for any issues with Research Awards.
  • Maintaining accurate records of Awards and research contacts.
  • Updating the award management system as required to manage relevant funded awards, providing support for the awards monitoring process and any review.
  • Providing support to the Research and Services Finance Manager to ensure research Award finances and variations of expenditure from plan are recorded appropriately.

Meetings

  •  Working with nominated individuals providing administrative support to plan and deliver meetings as required.
  •  Preparing and proofreading of necessary documentation and reports as required.

Team collaboration

  • Supporting a variety of initiatives across the Research and Services Team as required.
  • Role modelling the values of the charity.
  • Supporting other teams in the organisation as necessary to achieve charity-wide goals and priorities.
  • Representing the Research Funding Team on Award issues as and when required.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will need:

  • To be ideally educated to A-level or equivalent, or experience working in a similar position at a similar level
  •    To have administration experience and experience of maintaining accurate records.
  •  To have experience co-ordinating meetings, preparing paperwork and taking minutes. 
  • To have experience extracting information from a variety of sources to prepare suitable reports.
  • To have excellent organisational skills, including time management skills, the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines and coordinate multiple complex projects.
  • To be able to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
  •    To have IT skills including use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams) and databases.
  •    To be able to travel occasionally within Yorkshire.

  A willingness to complete our pre-employment checks (to be undertaken once the role is offered and accepted) which include:

o A check on your employment history by seeking two references

o A check on your eligibility to work in the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

  •      A DBS check at basic level. 

 

Application

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 9 October 2025. Please read our privacy notice before applying.

Please note, we will close the advert early if a high number of applications are received. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact the Recruitment Team.

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Yorkshire Cancer Research View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
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Posted on: 25 September 2025
Closing date: 09 October 2025 at 23:30
Tags: Administration, Entry level / Graduate, Research

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