NCCAT Administrative Assistant

Loughborough University; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Loughborough University seeks a part-time NCCAT Administrative Assistant to support various administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills and experience in a busy office environment. Join us in fostering an equitable and inclusive community while contributing to innovative projects.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Family-friendly policies

Real Living Wage Employer

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy office environment.
• Strong commitment to customer service.
• Ability to investigate financial anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Support administrative tasks across operations, finance, and HR.
• Assist in maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Attention to Detail

Financial Acumen

Proactive Approach

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community.

We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage .

Loughborough University is a UKVI Sponsor. Some individuals may require sponsorship to enable them to apply for a visa to provide them with the right to work in the UK. Please note certain roles are not eligible for sponsorship. For further information and eligibility please visit the UKVI website .

Job details

Job title NCCAT Administrative Assistant Job reference REQ250522 Date posted 26/06/2025 Application closing date 20/07/2025 Location Loughborough Package Administrative Services grade 4 from £26527 to £28381 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (NCCAT)

An opportunity has arisen for an administrator to join our team as the NCCAT administrative assistant within the National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (NCCAT). The role will be varied and interesting, focusing on supporting administration tasks across our operations, including finance, and human resources.

The ideal candidate will be a strong team player, excellent communicator, adaptable, and have a strong commitment to excellent customer service. They will have experience of working within a busy office environment and be proficient in the MS Office suite. The most desirable attributes are good financial acumen with the ability to investigate anomalies, high levels of accuracy, attention to detail and a positive proactive approach.

For further information please refer to the job description and person specification . Please note that dynamic working is not available for this position. This is a part-time (0.6 FTE/22.5 hours) open-ended post.

Informal enquiries should be made to Emma Callaghan, Head of Business Operations and Development, by email at [e-mail] or Liz Wootton, Business Operations Support Officer, by email at [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is 20 July 2025.

Interviews will take place w/c 28 July 2025