Applications are invited for an Executive Support Assistant to join Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.

Background

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute at the forefront of a new era in food and health research. Its mission is to understand how food and the gut microbiota are linked to the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a new state-of-the-art building. The Quadram Institute is based on the Norwich Research Park, one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

The Executive Support Assistant will be part of the Administrative Support team within the Directorate, with a particular focus on the Microbes in the Food Chain Programme supporting the Leader and Deputy Leader.

The Microbes in the Food Chain Programme focuses on how we can reduce microbial pathogens in the food chain, and prevent the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.

The role

The postholder will work as part of the Administration Support team within the Directorate, supporting both the Microbes in the Food Chain Programme and other areas within the Institute. Their duties will include:

• Providing administrative support to the Programme Leader, Deputy Leader, Research Leaders and their groups
• Organising meetings and taking minutes
• Liaising with external visitors and coordinating events
• Diary management and travel arrangements

The ideal candidate

To be considered for this role, applicants should have at least 5 GCSEs grades A*-C, or equivalent. They should also possess excellent organisation and communication skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes. Experience of minute taking and diary management is essential.

Additional information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £24,300 to £29,750 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.  This post is a full time position on a permanent basis.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here, or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450462 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk  quoting reference 1003618.

Interviews will be held on 4 and 5 February 2019.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society.  The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values.  To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.