Committee's Administrator

Committees Officer 

Reports to:  Operations Manager 

Hours:  21 hours per week (flexibility to work remotely with one day per week with the team in our central London office)     

Salary:  £28,000 FTE 

Other benefits:  Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme 

To apply: please submit via Charity Jobs with your CV and a covering letter

About the Association for Laboratory Medicine 

The Association for Laboratory Medicine (LabMed) is the leading professional body supporting the practice and development of science in healthcare and laboratory medicine. 

We are a diverse and inclusive community of scientists, clinicians, innovators, collaborators and researchers. We celebrate the power of science and medicine, the importance of partnership and the value of knowledge in the pursuit of human health and wellbeing. 

We foster the highest standards in laboratory testing and patient care, provide trade union support for all our members, promote laboratory medicine to the wider community and support scientists and practitioners through scientific and training meetings, bursaries and awards. 

Purpose 

The work of the Association is managed through our committees and working groups. The purpose of the role is to ensure good governance through supporting the chair of each committee to plan their meetings including creating agendas and notetaking for their meetings.  

You may also work with other functions within the Association including publications and operations to support specific projects and tasks that help ensure we meet the needs of our members.  

What you will be doing: 

• Support all committees and working groups which includes working with chairs and other relevant members of staff to set meeting dates, agree agendas, collate and circulate papers and write meeting notes and actions. 

• Build a relationship with committee and working group chairs and ensure they are using a consistent approach to their meetings including recording any declaration of interests, identifying and advertising vacancies and using a committee work plan to track their work. 

• Support any face-to-face meetings by setting up the room and managing catering for the meeting  

• Ensure all committees have up to date terms of reference and role descriptions for the Chairs 

• Ensure new Chairs and committee members receive the appropriate inductions  

• Responsible for the process of updating the CRM, website and any other relevant notifications for any changes of committee’s members 

• Support the Operations Manager with tasks including checking expense claims and invoices and setting up of payments  

• As we are a small staff team you will also be asked to support other team members with tasks outside of this job role from time to time.  

What you need to have: 

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 

• Be highly motivated and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude 

• A keen eye for detail 

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team  

• Proactive, organised and methodical  

• Ability to respond and adapt at pace in response to external change factors 

• Ability to manage several projects at any one time 

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal 

• Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations of quality 

• Willingness to work flexibly 

Our values: 

LabMed is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity in our workforce. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our staff team. We know that everyone is an individual, so please always tell us what we can do to support you.   

Our values are:    

We are innovative – promoting new scientific development to improve health and wellbeing. 

• We are inclusive – ensuring that we are open and accessible to everyone. 

• We care for people – helping the healthcare profession deliver better care and providing a healthy and fulfilling environment for our members and their teams. 

• We care for the planet – influencing how healthcare science can minimise our impact on the wider natural world.