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Job Introduction

Job Description for IT Administrator:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The IT Administrator will provide general support to IT Management and the wider team. Whilst the role is primarily administrative, the IT Assistant will have the opportunity to learn from IT professionals and make use of exciting new technology and tools.

Role Responsibility

Main Responsibilities for IT Administrator:

• Provide general support for the IT team.


• Support IT purchasing and financial management (raising purchase requests, approving payments, accrual management, finance calendar management, etc.).


• Support the production of internal reporting.


• Management and administration of IT function SharePoint pages.


• Deal with the day-to-day enquiries by phone, letter and email and referring to other members of the team as appropriate.


• Respond to queries, tailoring the approach to meet the needs of different groups or individuals.


• Liaise with a range of stakeholders both externally and internally.


• Support meetings by setting up equipment, taking notes, actions and producing the minutes.


• Produce documents and reports on behalf of the team.


• Manage and operate information systems such as document management.


• Assist in the onboarding, induction and training of new and temporary members of staff.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for IT Administrator:

• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).


• Experience working in a similar role.


• Experience of managing financial processes.


• Experience of introducing and maintaining office and administrative procedures.


• Good oral and written communication skills.


• The ability to communicate confidently with individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation.


• Good standards of numeracy and literacy.


• Good organisational skills.


• The ability to act on own initiative, work unsupervised and be a self-starter.


• The ability to use standard Microsoft packages (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, SharePoint) and websites.

About the Company

NNL is an incredible place to work A place where people do things that have never been done before A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business, and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service, and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

National Nuclear Laboratory