Administrative coordinator (senior advisor) at the Centre for Cancer Cell Reprogramming - CanCell

About the position

The Department of Clinical Medicine is looking for an administrative coordinator in a 50% temporary position at the Centre for Cancer Cell Programming - CanCell. The desired start is 01.01.2024, and ending 31.07.2025

CanCell focuses on investigating cancer cells' weak points ("Achilles' heels"), and then using these weaknesses to treat cancer with new methods. The centre is funded by the Research Council of Norway, started in 2018 and will last until 2028.

Administrative coordinator is a central administrative support function for the centre. The administrative coordinator will, in consultation with the centre management, take care of the day-to-day operations at CanCell. The administrative coordinator reports to the centre leader.

The position is part of the network for administrative managers at the Department of Clinical Medicine.

The workplace will be the Centre for Cancer Cell Programming (CanCell), Radium Hospital/Institute for Cancer Research (Oslo University Hospital).

For more information about CanCell see https://www.med.uio.no/cancell/english/

Work tasks

• Take care of the day-to-day administrative operations of the centre's university activities
• Implement decisions made by the centre management and the management team.
• Financial management, financial reporting and budget work
• Act as a link between the centre and partners regarding administrative issues
• Coordinating the centre's activities in a complex organizational landscape with two faculties and three institutes as well as OUS as a partner.
• Communicate the centre's activities, including preparation of the centre's annual report and updating of websites.
• Plan and coordinate the centre's meetings and seminars, including meetings with the board and advisory board, where the administrative coordinator has a secretarial function.
• Contact point for UiO employees in the centre.

Qualification requirements

• Higher education at master's level within one or more of the subject areas of economics, administration, management. Scientific education at master's level in one of the centre's subject areas, in addition to relevant work experience, will be able to compensate for the administrative education requirement.
• Documented experience from the position's task portfolio, primarily from the university and/or hospital sector.
• Research administrative experience, including knowledge of the design of project applications and funding sources.
• Good communication skills in Norwegian and English, both written and spoken.
• Good organizational skills and good organizational understanding.

Desirable skills/experience

Administrative coordinator is a key support position for the centre leadership and the other researchers at the centre. In order to meet the needs of the research community in the best possible way, research background in one of the centre's subject areas, in addition to administrative competence will be an advantage.

 

Personal skills

We are looking for a structured, independent, solution-oriented and service-oriented employee with good execution power, who through professional background and experience can contribute to the development and administrative operation of the centre and to a good working environment. Personal suitability will be given great importance.

We offer

• A good and safe working environment and participation in one of Norway's leading research environments.
• Educational and exciting tasks within administration and research dissemination.
• Office in bright and modern premises.
• Pension scheme in ‘Statens Pensjonskasse’.
• Salary as a senior adviser SKO 1364 is determined after individual assessment within a range between NOK 667 700 (ltr 68) - 759 100 (ltr 75), depending on seniority and competence.
• Flexible working hours and good welfare schemes.
• Training during and after working hours.
• Good pension scheme and favourable loan from ‘Statens Pensjonskasse’

How to apply

The application must include:

• Letter of application
• CV (summary of education, positions), diploma, certificates, list of 2-3 references (name, connection to applicant, email address and telephone number).
• Applications with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge.

Formal regulations

Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.

According to the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

 

Inclusion and diversity are a strength. The University of Oslo has a personnel policy objective of achieving a balanced gender composition.Furthermore, we want employees with diverse professional expertise, life experience and perspectives.

If there are qualified applicants with disabilities, employment gaps or immigrant background, we will invite at least one applicant from each of these categories to an interview.

Contact information

For questions about the position: Professor and centre leader Harald Stenmark, e-mail: h.a.stenmark@medisin.uio.no or administrative coordinator Anders Øverbye, e-mail: anders.overbye@medisin.uio.no

For questions about submitting an electronic application and proceedings: HR advisor Kristoffer Viken Tobiassen, e-mail:  k.v.tobiassen@medisin.uio.no.