Recruitment and Workforce Manager

Project: Microaggression and HR Practices

About the Project

The research project aims to understand the experience of microaggressions at workplace and the HR initiatives taken to address and mitigate such behaviours. It would explore current best HR policies and, practices enacted by HR Professionals and provide insights into creating more inclusive environments, addressing underlying biases and promoting equity at workplace.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Research Assistant, you will:

• Assist the researchers with literature reviews, data collection, and analysis as necessary for the project.
• Support the researchers with qualitative interviews, surveys, or other research tasks as needed
• In conjunction with the researchers, collaborate on developing research findings and project updates
• Help prepare reports, presentations, and project documentation as instructed by the Researchers

Benefits

This role offers:

• Pay as per the standards
• Practical research experience in HRM, which is useful preparation for a Dissertation.
• Mentorship and professional development
• An opportunity to contribute to impactful research with real-world applications

However none of the research can be reproduced without the permission of the Researchers

Currently pursuing a Master degree with a dissertation component in London Met

Who would be an ideal candidate?

We are looking for students who can:

• Demonstrate an interest in the research, e.g., microaggression, which are situated in organizational behaviour,  and  HRM fields including  HR initiatives, application of HRM initiatives
•  Can evidence a high commitment level and a desire to work in research
• Work independently and, manage their time ( including study time) to meet project deadlines
• Good communication skills
• Accept feedback and direction as necessary

This role is a great opportunity if you are an enthusiastic worker interested in expanding and/or applying your knowledge around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education. If successful, you will have the opportunity to work with an inclusive, collaborative and supportive team on a project endorsed and supported by the IoPPN Senior Leadership Team. 

If successful you will support the IoPPN CEDI Team in preparing our next Athena Swan Silver Award due in Spring 2025. Working with the Senior CEDI Manager, Vice-Dean (CEDI) and Self-Assessment Team, you will be responsible for analysing all relevant data including student and staff diversity, student degree attainment, staff recruitment and progression and recent survey responses. Along with analysing data, you will hold responsibility for data visualisation and presenting findings from the required datasets. You will also support drafting the application and creating an action plan that builds on insights from the data. 

The IoPPN CEDI team is co-led by the Vice-Dean (CEDI), Professor Stephani Hatch and Senior CEDI Manager, Zoe Kennedy. Our approach is shaped by a co-production ethos reflecting the diversity and needs of IoPPN. We have over 100 staff and students involved in CEDI through School leadership positions, goal champions, department and team representatives and Task and Finish Groups. Together, we have led two Athena Swan Silver Awards, improved leadership CEDI engagement and accountability, increased transparency and accountability of progression processes and addressed poor representation in senior leadership positions. 

Please note that due to annual leave and tight project timeframes, we will be interviewing on the afternoon of the 7th of January. If you are shortlisted, you will receive an invitation to interview on the 6th of January.

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• Experience conducting quantitative data analysis including describing or summarising data and modelling data to examine associations
• Experience using PowerBI to access data and where possible familiarity with dedicated statistical software like Stata, R or Python
• Experience with data visualisation and the ability to present complex data in easy to interpret ways such as data tables, plots and graphs. 
• Experience leading or working on large and / or complex projects that have competing demands and tight deadlines
• Understanding of culture, equality, diversity and inclusion within Higher Education

THIS ROLE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

To provide a high level of service to both internal and external customers dealing with a wide range of post-award administration duties. To monitor income and expenditure transactions in order to achieve accuracy of data paramount to providing accurate management information to departments and senior officers. To produce invoices and claims in a timely manner to a wide variety of Research sponsors e.g. Charities, Industry, Government and Research Councils to meet pre-determined deadlines to avoid financial sanctions.

To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the College?s Equal Opportunities & Health & Safety Policies. 

To undertake any other duties as may be reasonable expected by the line manager of Head of Department. 

Main duties and responsibilities

• To support the Financial Compliance & Management Officers with the daily running of the section, ensuring that an efficient service to both internal and external customers is maintained. Duties will involve a diverse range of activities dealing with specific sponsor types e.g. Charities, Research Councils, Industry and Government Offices. 
• The preparation of claims and invoices in a frequency determined by the sponsor, ensuring accuracy of information and reconciling the total value of the claim to the general ledger and making any necessary adjustments in agreement with other central service sections and academic departments. 
• Responsible for ensuring the daily milestone tasks are completed on Worktribe in order of priority to meet the needs of the sponsor. The efficient timing of invoice and claim submissions is essential to facilitate the College?s cash flow.
• The continuous process of checking the information held in Agresso in order to ensure the accuracy of the data produced, for both routine and management information reports which are regularly presented to academics, Heads of Department, Senior Officers, and the relevant committees.
• To produce routine reports as required, from the general ledger and PCB modules in Agresso, for data analysis and the compilation of information to meet departmental and external sponsor requirements.
• Responsible for dealing with customer enquiries to the Helpdesk promptly to ensure a quick response time and efficient levels of service.
• To initiate and enter journals onto Agresso relating to internal expenditure transfers and salary re-charges, paying careful attention to accuracy to avoid the misrepresentation of data. 
• To work closely with the Finance Department to ensure accuracy of research grant expenditure and liaison with the Credit Control Section to assist with the collection of income on research grants and contracts.
• Ensuring that regular budget/expenditure reports are sent to departments in a timely manner. Monitoring budget control and alerting the relevant departmental administrators and grant holders to significant variances for appropriate action.
• Maintaining document repository on Worktribe to satisfy both internal and external audit requirements, liaising with departments where necessary to complete this process

GCE or equivalent in Maths and English