Project Administrator Ukaea

Overall Purpose of the Job

The Project Administrator role provides comprehensive and proactive operational support across the project. This is a dynamic and demanding role and will involve considerable flexibility and the ability to prioritise tasks to deliver support for all investigators within the Project. The post holder’s role will be to ensure effective and professional liaison and communication with academic, administrative, and external customers, to facilitate the smooth running of Project by following and implementing processes and managing issues arising.

Project Details:

The University of Manchester has a partnership with the UKAEA to help accelerate the country’s progress toward Net Zero Carbon targets through the development of fusion energy. The University of Manchester is therefore making significant investments to support the research and development of sustainable energy produced by fusion.

This project is funded by the Fusion Industry Programme to encourage the development of UK industrial fusion capacity and prepare the UK fusion industry for the future global fusion power plant market. It is a collaborative project involving the department of Chemical Engineering and the Dalton Nuclear Institute at the University of Manchester, as well as partners at other universities and industry.

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/university-of-manchester-awarded-ukaea-funding-for-fusion-development/

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 welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System.  Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Claire Huyton

Email: claire.huyton@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

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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.