Project Administrator

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution in Manchester is seeking a Project Team Administrator to provide high-quality administrative and financial support. The role involves responding to enquiries, managing project files, and supporting the project team. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills, a meticulous approach, and the ability to handle multiple tasks. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including a market-leading pension scheme and excellent health services.

Benefits

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme

Excellent employee health and wellbeing services

Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement

Additional paid closure over the Christmas period

Local and national discounts at major retailers

Qualifications

• Meticulous and proactive approach required.
• Experience in administrative support is essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective administrative support to the project team.
• Manage enquiries and maintain project files.
• Collate information and distribute reports.

Skills

Customer service orientation

High level of self-motivation

Attention to detail

Job description

The Henry Royce Institute is the UK’s national institute supporting advanced materials research and innovation. Royce was established to ensure the UK can exploit its world‑leading expertise in advanced materials and accelerate innovation from discovery to application. With over £200 million of facilities in state‑of‑the‑art laboratories, Royce is ensuring that academics and industry in the UK’s materials community have access to world‑class research capabilities, infrastructure, expertise, and skills development.

The project team is responsible for managing the Royce Industrial Collaborations Programme and a portfolio of multi‑disciplinary, high‑profile collaborative and rapidly evolving projects. This role will provide high‑quality, effective administrative and financial support to the project team. Based in Manchester, the post will work closely with project managers, operations, academics and technical staff across the Henry Royce Institute, as well as with external stakeholders including universities, research and technology organisations (RTOs) and industry.

The Project Team Administrator will deliver a customer‑oriented service in triaging and responding to external enquiries, collating information, distributing reports and maintaining project files and records. A meticulous, proactive approach and high level of self‑motivation are required.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Laura Mitchell
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General enquiries:
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