Business Support Administrator (Part-Time)

University of Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Nottingham is recruiting a Business Support Administrator for the Student Living - Community Engagement team. This 25-hour-per-week, permanent role focuses on operational support and administrative efficiency to help connect with the Nottingham community.

Applicants should be independent, proactive, with experience of Office 365 and strong organisational and communication skills. The role involves coordinating budgets, payroll docs, and cross-functional tasks in a busy team.

Qualifications

• Experience using Office 365 and core Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a focus on service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Financial Administration and Reporting: manage day-to-day ordering and financial records, respond to finance enquiries; resolve issues.
• Operational & Campaign Support: provide admin support for community engagement campaigns with internal/external stakeholders.
• Administrative Management: coordinate stock takes, budgets, payroll documentation, and records.
• Team Efficiency: support smooth operations by handling routine and complex admin tasks.
• Stakeholder Communication: maintain professional written and in-person communication with partners and community members.

Skills

Office 365

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork/initiative

Job description

Salary

£26,908 to £28,890 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience.

Area

Student Living - Community Engagement

Location

UK Other

Closing Date

Tuesday 08 September 2026

Interview Date

To be confirmed

Reference

REG284126X2

The Community Engagement team within the Student Living team, are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Business Support Administrator to ensure the seamless operational support and administrative efficiency of our fast-paced team, ultimately helping us connect and engage with the Nottingham community.

Key Responsibilities

As our Business Support Administrator, you will be a central point of support, taking ownership of a variety of tasks, including:

• Financial Administration and Reporting: Managing day to day ordering and financial record keeping, responding to departmental finance enquiries and resolve any daily issues and problems.
• Operational & Campaign Support: Provide day-to-day administrative support for key community engagement campaigns and initiatives, working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Administrative Management: Handling core administrative functions, including the coordination of stock takes, managing budget processes, maintaining records and assisting with payroll documentation.
• Team Efficiency: Ensure the smooth operational running of the team by managing complex and routine administrative tasks.
• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain professional and effective communication (in person and in writing) with all partners and community members.

What You'll Bring

We are looking for an independent, confident, and proactive individual who meets the following criteria:

• Experience & Initiative: Demonstrable ability to work effectively as part of a team while also using initiative to manage tasks independently.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience of using Office 365 and core Microsoft Office applications.
• Organisational Excellence: Exceptional organisational skills and a proven ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet strict deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a focus on providing an excellent standard of service.

Further details regarding the qualifications, experience and duties for this post can be found on the attached job role profile.

Hours of Work

This is a permanent, part time post working 25 hours per week, mainly Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to David Butler, email: [e-mail]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details

• Job Description/Role Profile

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer . Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

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This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.