Applications are invited for a Project Support Assistant to join the Food Databanks National Capability (FDNC) at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

Food Databanks National Capability is a well-established and national resource for food information and data to support food and health research and policy in the UK and internationally.

FDNC compiles and publishes data on the composition of foods eaten in the UK. It provides two different food-related databases, one on nutrients and the other on bioactive compounds, and the labelling dataset.

FDNC has been involved and led a succession of UK- and EU-funded projects and consortia around diet and health. We are currently lead partners in a consortium to develop an EU-wide Food, Nutrition Security (FNS) data cloud that will connect various types of data relevant for the food and health research community. We also work closely with QIB research groups and our Norwich Research Park (NRP) partners – the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital – and are involved in a number of human dietary intervention studies to understand how diet prevents disease.

The role:

This is an important central role to support the team in the administration and management of a range of projects.

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 NC-Lead and Deputy-Lead of FDNC, diary and email management, UK and international travel organisation, website updating and maintenance, minute taking, financial reconciliation of invoices and travel expenses.

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 £25,568 to £31,384 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on an indefinite 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 1004116.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide Skilled Worker 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 6th October 2021

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