Salary: £30,600 to £37,400, pro rata, per annum (pro rata) depending on qualifications and experience
Contract Length: Contract end date of 31 March 2028.
We’re looking for a proactive and highly organised People & Talent Coordinator to join our team and help deliver initiatives that create an inclusive, supportive and collaborative working environment.
Help shape an inclusive, inspiring workplace where people and research thrive.
The People and Talent Coordinator will provide operational and administrative support to the People and Talent Leads in delivering the Institute’s People and Talent strategy and embedding a positive, inclusive and collaborative research culture across the organisation.
Working closely with the People & Talent Leads, you’ll coordinate projects, events and programmes that support research culture, equity, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, learning and development, and career progression. You’ll also provide high-quality administrative and project support, coordinate meetings and training, prepare reports and communications, and work with colleagues across the Institute and with external partners.
Applicants should be educated to degree level or possess equivalent relevant experience.
They should have experience of providing high-level administrative or coordination support within a complex organisation, together with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Previous experience of coordinating projects, events or training activities is required, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Applicants should also possess good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and database/spreadsheet management, and demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and a positive working environment.
This is a part-time post (18.5 hours) typically worked over 2.5 days per week, with around two days on-site and flexibility to support individual and team needs. There is a contract end date of 31 March 2028.
Salary on appointment will be within the range £30,600 to £37,400, pro rata, per annum (pro rata) depending on qualifications and experience.
For further information and details of how to apply can be found on our HR website or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or [email protected] quoting reference 1006152.
Interviews will be held on 1st September 2026.
Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The institute values of People-Centred Impact, Inclusive Excellence, Trusted Integrity, Collaborative Spirit and Agile Innovation are at the heart of all we do, and we expect all employees to share and display these values. To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
The Quadram Institute is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Our vision is Healthy living by design: promoting lifelong health by decoding the interactions between food science, nutrition, microbes, microbiomes and human physiology, and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for society.
A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, The Quadram Institute brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.
The closing date for applications will be 18 August 2026.
The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
