ICBSE Editorial Assistant

Job Title: ICBSE Editorial Assistant

Salary: £27,000

Contract Type – Fixed Term Contract until July 2026

Location - We fully support flexible working, from our superb offices in Holborn and from home. We do require staff to spend 20% of their time in the office. This is subject to role requirements.

About us

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is the professional body for surgery. Our mission is to build the future of the surgical profession and improve the delivery of surgical care. We do this through education, training, examination, supporting surgical research and providing support and advice for surgeons at all stages of their careers.

About the role

The Royal College of Surgeons, intercollegiate body is looking for someone to support the work of the Managing Editor in maintaining and updating the intercollegiate MRCS MCQ and OSCE question banks on behalf of the four surgical Royal Colleges, and to provide wider support to the ICBSE and its sub-committees.

Responsibilities

• Organise and support MRCS question writing meetings and logistics.
• Proofread and prepare MRCS MCQ papers.
• Maintain security and integrity of question banks.
• Liaise with sub-group Chairs and colleges for exam preparation and delivery
• Assist in committee servicing, report preparation, and feedback collation.
• Communicate key information across ICBSE stakeholders.

About you

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel).
• High attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Office experience including report and spreadsheet preparation.
• Experience working/knowledge of editing processes is desirable

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• Variety of learning and development opportunities
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

Interested Candidates:

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please email your CV together with a cover letter to [email protected].

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact [email protected]

Closing date: 22nd August 2025

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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