Goods in and Administration Assistant (Part-Time, Fixed-Term)

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Area
Biodiscovery Institute

Location
University Park

Salary
£24,084 to £24,701 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date
Monday 30 March 2026

Reference
MED788226

Goods In and Administration Assistant

The Biodiscovery Institute (BDI) is a collaborative post-graduate research facility with academics from across six Schools at the University of Nottingham. The BDI comprises 3 buildings and contains a series of laboratories and office spaces supporting 850+ staff and students.

This crucial role is based within the BDI building support team goods in area which is dedicated to supporting the operation of the Institute.

It’s a busy goods-in receipting area and will receive, organise, and allocate all consumable equipment and laboratory goods deliveries for the Institute coordinating and documenting the deliveries and manning a goods in desk for distribution of the goods

In addition, you will be dealing with post and telephone enquiries, entering, and checking data in Excel, ordering consumables and covering front of house reception.

We have a team-orientated approach, and you should have excellent interpersonal, organisational, and written and verbal communication skills, and good attention to detail. The role will involve manual handling.

Candidates should have GCSEs at Grade C English, mathematics, or equivalent or considerable work experience in a relevant role.

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Qualified applicants will be invited to a selection process which will comprise of a work-based assessment and an interview.

Your working hours will be, 18hours per week, Mon-Thurs 11am-2:30pm and Friday 10:30am-2:30pm.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Carl Winfield, email Carl.Winfieldnottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

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