PA/Project Support Assistant (Maternity Cover)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Norwich
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£34,500 / year
CATEGORY
Administrative
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Excel Word PowerPoint WordPress Diary Management Travel Organization Minute Taking

FULL DESCRIPTION

PA/Project Support Assistant (Maternity Cover)

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring a PA/Project Support Assistant to join the Food & Nutrition National Biosciences Research Infrastructure 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 [Employer hidden] Bioscience, 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.

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. 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 [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] 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.

About [Employer hidden]

[Employer hidden] 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 [Employer hidden] 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.

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