Administration Support Assistant

**Job Title: Administration Support Assistant**
**Salary: £25,702 gross per annum**
**Band: Band C**
**Location: Daresbury Laboratory
- Warrington**
**Contract Type: Open Ended**

**Hours: Full Time**_ (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants)_

**About the Hartree Centre**
At the Hartree Centre, we want to see UK businesses outperforming their global competitors. We want to grow the economy, create skilled jobs and train people to excel in them. Most of all, we want to keep the UK at the forefront of industrial innovation. We're making all this happen and more by enabling UK industry to fully embrace and integrate the latest digital and cognitive technologies.

We have a technically exciting computing environment, encompassing a wide range of hardware and software technologies.

**Reasons our staff enjoy working for us**:

- We’re based at Sci-Tech Daresbury - a lively and dynamic campus bringing together SMEs and leading industry-academic collaborations located in a picturesque semi-rural location with easy access to canal-side and woodland walking.
- 30 days annual leave plus 10.5 public and privilege days.
- Options for flexible or hybrid working patterns are available.
- Defined benefit pension scheme (employer contribution - currently up to 26%).
- There are different active sport and social groups across campus with access to an on-site gym for staff.
- Personal development is key. You will work with your line manager to develop your own Learning and Development plan each year.
- We value collaborative working across STFC and with our external collaborators such as IBM Research, The University of Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering Centre, Atos, NVIDIA, Unilever and many more.
- Diversity and inclusion are important to us. UKRI has a corporate policy on Equality and Diversity which is supported by a Diversity Forum and implementation group.

**About the Role**:
You will also provide Administrative support for the Hartree Centre, examples of duties will include but not be restricted to:

- Arrange meetings with Internal and External stakeholders
- Assist with Travel and Accommodation requirements
- Prepare documentation for the panel
- Set up room with laptop if required and refreshments
- Provide Security with detailed list of attendees
- Scan documents for HR
- Assist with New Start Inductions, Allocating Offices, IT, Telephony Requirements and Oracle support
- Attend Accommodation Committee meetings when required
- Ensure Hiring Manager has requested a Desk / Office Space for new starter
- Ordering Stationery and Office Supplier
- Maintaining Hartree Centre Staff Database / Organogram
- Provide support to Hartree Centre staff / department when needed

**Person Specification**:

- (Please note the below criteria will be assessed at Shortlisting or Interview stage as indicated)_

**Qualifications**:
Essential - Educated to GCSE English and Math or equivalent relevant experience

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Experience in working as a PA to senior management staff in a busy environment
- Experience of organising and running meetings with internal and external stakeholders including diary scheduling and minute taking
- Experience in handling confidential information (personal or business data)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions under pressure
- Ability to prioritise and manage your work levels
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
- Excellent MS Office skills, ideally with experience of setting up and running SharePoint and MS Teams site
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Previous office or facilities management skills would be be advantageous but not essential

**Desirable**:

- Willingness to travel to assist with events when required
- You will have the willingness to attend necessary training to develop the role and a qualification in business support.

**About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)**

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We’re proud of the impact we make. And we’re committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You’ll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you’ll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And, in a positive and supportive culture, you’ll discover just what a difference you can make when you’re equipped and inspired to excel.

We’re a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don’t, ask questions that others won’t, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongsi