REE Administrator
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,338 to £29,959 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University West of England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R08107 |
Summary
About REE
Research and External Engagement (REE) is a new integrated service dedicated to driving forward the University’s ambitions for, research, innovation, skills and enterprise. This professional service works to support our students, drive research excellence, upskill and reskill the regions workforce, strengthen relationships and engagement with our alumni, business and community partners.
Through cutting-edge research initiatives, hands-on learning opportunities, strategic partnerships, civic leadership, and skills delivery, we will empower individuals to thrive in an ever-changing world.
To know about REE and their work, click here
About the team
We have a number of vacancies open for an Administrator across various teams in the Research and External Engagement service, we have provided a brief description of the relevant teams below.
The Research Excellence and Environment team supports UWE academics to develop and thrive within an embedded and sustainable culture; one that is underpinned by the principles of collaboration, integrity and responsible governance. Comprised of three complimentary areas; Integrity, Ethics and Governance; Environment, Culture and Development, and Research Excellence the team delivers on major sector wide initiatives, such as the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
The Research Office provides seamless, end to end support for all external tender, bid and grant applications. The Office is made up of individuals with expertise in costing bids, funders, ethics, contracts and compliance processes (such as Due Diligence). Together they support applicants, and if required draw on the appropriate skills and expertise from across the university to submit eligible and compliant successful grant applications. Once awarded the team supports the
PI/Lead through the project set up process; following timely, appropriate financial and compliance protocols to ensure a smooth transition from a grant application into a live project
About the role
These administrator roles will be crucial in the Research and External Engagement team to undertake activities to support research functions at the university. Key responsibilities may include maintaining accurate and up-to-date records, managing shared inboxes, organising and facilitating events, securing essential signatures for key application documents, and performing data cleansing to uphold data integrity.
About you
We are looking for a positive and proactive team member who is eager to provide excellent customer service and work well with others.
You will play a key role in providing a high-quality service to academics, colleagues, and other university departments. Your focus will always be on helping our customers—academics and colleagues—and ensuring they have the support they need to succeed. You will enjoy working in a collaborative, fast-paced team, contributing to the success of the University’s research efforts.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Michelle Wells email: michelle.wells@uwe.ac.uk
This is a full-time, permanent post post, working 37 hours per week.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.