We’re looking for a PA/Project Support Assistant (Maternity Cover) to join the Food & Nutrition National Biosciences Research Infrastructure (F&N NBRI) team.

Background

The Food & Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure (F&N-NBRI) is a national coordinating ‘hub’ in nutrition and health and the leading national provider of new and continuously updated data, tools and services vital for UK public health, research and innovation. It is ideally positioned within Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), in its National Capability role, to acquire unique understanding of the research needs around data and tools focusing on food, gut microbes and health, that can benefit the wider research community (academia, industry, users). F&N-NBRI resources relating to food composition, intake and food systems demonstrate effective uptake in four areas: research and innovation, healthcare and consumers, policy and industry.

The role

This is an important central role to support the team in the administration and management of a range of projects as well as external communications with researchers and other key stakeholders in the UK and internationally.

The role will require excellent interpersonal skills to provide administrative support for national and European science projects, including meeting and travel organisation, reporting and dissemination activities.  The post holder will also be responsible for providing support for the NBRI-Lead and Deputy-Lead, diary and email management, UK and international travel organisation, website updating and maintenance, minute taking, financial reconciliation of invoices and travel expenses.  It will also involve capturing metrics, compiling/extracting data for reporting, liaising with team members on content for project reports/presentations.

The ideal candidate

The successful candidate will have excellent organisation and communication skills, be highly IT literate (including Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc), be flexible, and be able to manage their own workload effectively. Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous.  Some experience in website editing (ideally WordPress) is also desirable.

Additional information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £27,750 to £34,500 per annum (pro-rata for part-time working) depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time or part-time maternity cover post expected to last for 12 months, this could be shorter or longer depending on when the absent employee returns to work.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking job-share, part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found on the HR website or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004492.

Interviews will be held on 27 or 28 July 2023.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

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.

About the Quadram Institute

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. 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 state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.  

The closing date for applications will be 23 July 2023.

The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.