Temporary Clerical Assistant - Cambridge

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We are seeking a detail-oriented and organised Temporary Clerical Assistant to join our team for 4 weeks. The successful candidate will be responsible for exporting data and documents, uploading them to a SharePoint site and/or a new HR system, and ensuring all documents are named accurately and consistently.

You will be exporting valuable data and documents from existing systems and upload them to our SharePoint site and HR platform, and ensuring every file is named and categorised correctly. Your attention to detail will be crucial as you handle sensitive information confidentiality. You will also assist with other clerical tasks as needed.

At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office as needed for your role. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.

What we are looking for:

• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

• Previous clerical or administrative experience preferred.

• Familiarity with SharePoint and HR systems is a plus.

If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and as a cover letter (in no more than 500 words) telling us about your relevant knowledge, skills and competencies and why you are applying for this role.

About the RSC

We are a thriving international community of over 60,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.

As an organisation employing around 600 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.

Our purpose is to advance excellence in the chemical sciences.

Our global community spans hundreds of thousands of scientists, librarians, teachers, students, pupils and people who love chemistry. We connect our community by holding scientific conferences, symposia, workshops and webinars and we partner globally for the benefit of the chemical sciences.

Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.

At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team at or on +44 (0) 1223 432229 and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

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