Administrative Officer

Overview

Job Title: Administrative Officer
Job Reference: REQ250665
Date Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Administrative Services grade 4 from £26527 to £28381 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Join our Research and Innovation
Office 

Full-time (37 hours) and open-ended
contract.  

 

This position is eligible for Dynamic Working (part
working from home, part working in the office) and Flexi-Time
(core hours 10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm). 

  

Due to the nature of the role, fully remote
working is not possible. The general University principle for
Dynamic Working is that staff are on site more than they are
working from home.

  

We have an
exciting opportunity for an Administrative Officer to join the Research
and Innovation Office.

 

The Research and
Innovation Office plays a leading role in shaping and delivering
the University’s research and innovation activities and provides
a high quality, added value and seamless service to researchers
across the research development pipeline.

 

The Office
incorporates a number of different teams that provide support
for: nurturing partnerships and collaborations; identifying and
applying for funding; managing research projects and assuring
compliance with policy; improving the visibility of research
outputs; fostering the impact, intellectual property and
commercialisation of research; and the nurturing of research
leadership skills through training and skills development
programmes. The Research and Innovation Office also works closely
with other Professional Services across the University, notably
Legal Services, Registry, Student Services, Finance and
HR.

  

The post holder
will be responsible for support for wider Research and Innovation
Office, including:

 

• Specific
  Functional Area Support –Recruitment & HR – Running recruitment
  campaigns, arranging and supporting interview days, processing
  sickness and leave details for the wider office, signposting
  RIO colleagues on to the central University HR team where
  required.
  
   
• Business
  & General Administration – Purchasing &
  ordering, travel and accommodation bookings for RIO team
  members, booking meeting rooms & catering, general point of
  contact within the Research and Innovation Office for both
  internal colleagues and external clients.

 

The ideal post
holder will have excellent administrative and IT skills, be able
to work with accuracy and attention to detail, both individually
and as part of a team. Previous experience of the Clarity Travel
booking portal or the iTrent HR management system are desirable,
but not essential as training will be given.

  

For more information about the role refer
to the Job
Description and Person Specification.

  

If you have any
questions about this role, please contact rio.hr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

  

Closing date: Tuesday 26th August at
midnight

  

Interview Date: Thursday 4th September
2025