Administrator (Local Innovation Partnership Fund)

Could you be an experienced administrator with excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities within a busy programme environment?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Programme team working on a £20m UKRI funded programme to support autonomy businesses across the region.

About the role:

As the LIPF Administrator, you will provide administrative support across all programme activities and workstreams including:

• support the effective delivery of the programme through the coordination of meetings.
• maintenance of programme records.
• stakeholder communications.
• documentation management and administrative processes.
• coordinate working group meetings, including scheduling, documentation and follow-up actions.
• be a key coordination point for programme information and programme communications.
• support reporting, monitoring, event delivery and procurement activities.
• ensure records are maintained in accordance with University and funder requirements.

Working closely with the Programme Director, Programme Manager, Grant Manager, the Ecosystem Integration and Navigation Team and external partners, you will help ensure the smooth operation of programme activities and governance arrangements.

For this role, you will need to be on site 1 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

This is a full time, fixed term role working 37 hours per week until 31/03/2031 due to funding.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Adrian Dawson: by email at k

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

What we’re looking for:

• Experience providing administrative support within a professional environment.
• Experience organising meetings and preparing agendas and minutes.
• Experience maintaining records, databases and document management systems.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Application Process:

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer:

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays* & Closure Days*
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

*Pro rata if part-time/fixed term contract

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed .

Additional Information:

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Closing date: Monday 9th November at 12 o’clock midnight