Overview of Responsibilities

About us

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

Join UKAEA’s Plasma Science and Fusion Operations Directorate and play a key role in supporting the delivery of projects and strategic initiatives that contribute to the advancement of fusion energy. Working in a technical environment, you will provide coordination, document management and SharePoint expertise, helping to ensure the effective planning, execution and governance of activities across the Directorate. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your organisational and technical skills while supporting work at the forefront of fusion research.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage and maintain SharePoint sites, including site creation, architecture and permissions management.
• Support Directorate programmes and projects through document management, workflow tracking and workload distribution.
• Coordinate activities such as meetings, reviews and project activities and information flows across the Directorate on behalf of the Director’s Office
• Prepare and distribute meeting materials and supporting documentation.
• Capture meeting outcomes, actions and decisions through accurate minute-taking and record management.
• Maintain project trackers, logs and documentation to support delivery and governance activities.
• Update and manage SharePoint content to ensure information remains current and accessible.
• Act as a point of contact for implementation-related communications and information requests.
• Provide technical and operational coordination to the Director’s Office, working closely with the Implementation Manager to support the implementation of Directorate priorities, governance decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Support the planning and delivery of Director’s Office initiatives and projects by working closely and reporting to the Implementation Manager.

What You’ll Bring

• Diploma or degree in Business Administration, Project Coordination or a related discipline.
• Experience creating and managing SharePoint sites, including site administration and permissions management.
• Experience of document control, workflow management and maintaining project records.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience supporting projects, programmes or business operations within a professional environment.
• Experience maintaining trackers, logs and documentation to support project delivery and governance activities.
• Attention to detail and proactive approach.

Please be aware that this role requires 5 days onsite presence. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:

• A salary of £32,903 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus.
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 ‘privilege’ days; 8 Bank Holidays
• Additional 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.