The Mechnical and Aerospace Systems Group is looking for an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support in all areas of Group Operations, specifically financial, project and general administrative support. The role holder will be based in the Mechanical and Aerospace Systems Research Group, supporting an intra-disciplinary team of researchers, engineers, technicians, support staff and academics who work together to deliver research from fundamental to high level technology readiness levels.
Your experience
You should have GCSEs in Maths and English at Grades A-C/9-4 or Vocational qualification (NVQ Level 2 in Administration) or equivalent and experience of an office/administrative environment, or previous work experience in a relevant role.
You should also have experience in the following:
Organisational, communication, time management and Microsoft Office suite skills.Building and maintaining working relationships within a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.Working independently on tasks whilst being able to escalate when appropriate.The ideal candidate will also have experience in monitoring financial budgets, minute taking, and research project administration.
Further information
Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.
Hours of work are part time (21.75 hours per week). The role is a fixed term contract until 31 August 2026. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.
Please contact Hadrian Moran (hadrian.moran@nottingham.ac.uk) for any informal queries. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 18 Nov 2025
Category: Administrative, Professional and Managerial (APM)