Business Operations Administrator

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Job title Business Operations Administrator Job reference REQ
260690 Date posted 17/09/2026 Final date to receive applications 11/10/2026 Location Loughborough Package Administrative Services grade 4 from £27290 to £28778 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Full-time (37 hours per week);
Open-ended

Hybrid: 4 days in the office and 1 day remote

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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

We are seeking a Business Operations Administrator to work within the School Office. The postholder will undertake a range of duties, including acting as the first point of contact at the reception, accepting deliveries and dealing with enquiries, purchasing goods and services and providing support to the School’s research and innovation activity.

Applicants should be highly motivated, have excellent administration, communication and team working skills, have strong IT, organisational and interpersonal skills, and experience of working within a financial environment.

The role is primarily campus-based, with some flexibility for home working depending on business needs.

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About the School

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School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS)is a multi-disciplinary school committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. It upholds the highest standards of excellence in research, innovation, and pedagogy across the full spectrum of disciplines within sport, exercise, health and wellbeing.

The School is renowned as an internationally recognised centre of excellence for the study of sport, exercise and health and has been ranked No.1 in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for…