Administrative Officer

Loughborough University; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking an Administrative Officer to join the Research and Innovation Office. The role involves supporting recruitment campaigns, business administration, and general point of contact duties. Ideal candidates will have excellent administrative skills and attention to detail. The position offers a salary range of £26,527 to £28,381 per annum with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and IT skills required.
• Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Previous experience in similar roles is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Running recruitment campaigns and supporting interview days.
• Purchasing and ordering for the Research and Innovation Office.
• General point of contact for internal and external clients.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

IT proficiency

Attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a team

Tools

Clarity Travel booking portal

iTrent HR management system

Job description

Full-time (37 hours) and open-ended contract.

This position is eligible for Dynamic Working (part working from home, part working in the office) and Flexi-Time (core hours 10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm).

Due to the nature of the role, fully remote working is not possible. The general University principle for DynamicWorking is that staff are on site more than they are working from home.

We have an exciting opportunity for anAdministrative Officerto join the Research and Innovation Office.

The Research and Innovation Office plays a leading role in shaping and delivering the University’s research and innovation activities and provides a high quality, added value and seamless service to researchers across the research development pipeline.

The Office incorporates a number of different teams that provide support for: nurturing partnerships and collaborations; identifying and applying for funding; managing research projects and assuring compliance with policy; improving the visibility of research outputs; fostering the impact, intellectual property and commercialisation of research; and the nurturing of research leadership skills through training and skills development programmes. The Research and Innovation Office also works closely with other Professional Services across the University, notably Legal Services, Registry, Student Services, Finance and HR.

The post holder will be responsible for support for wider Research and Innovation Office, including:

• Specific Functional Area Support–Recruitment & HR – Running recruitment campaigns, arranging and supporting interview days, processing sickness and leave details for the wider office, signposting RIO colleagues on to the central University HR team where required.
• Business & General Administration– Purchasing & ordering, travel and accommodation bookings for RIO team members, booking meeting rooms & catering, general point of contact within the Research and Innovation Office for both internal colleagues and external clients.

The ideal post holder will have excellent administrative and IT skills, be able to work with accuracy and attention to detail, both individually and as part of a team. Previous experience of the Clarity Travel booking portal or the iTrent HR management system are desirable, but not essential as training will be given.

For more information about the role refer to theJob Description and Person Specification.

If you have any questions about this role, please [e-mail]

Closing date: Tuesday 26th August at midnight

Interview Date: Thursday 4th September 2025

£26,527 to £28,381 per annum. Administrative Services grade 4. Subject to annual pay award.