New job opportunity at ADR UK: Operations Officer (Communications & Engagement)
Categories: Jobs, ADR UK Partnership
10 July 2026
ADR UK is looking for an Operations Officer (Communications & Events) to primarily provide operational and administrative support to priority communication and events workstreams within a busy team at the ADR UK Strategic Hub. You will also support the administration of our commissioning and fellowship programme where needed. This is a new role working collaboratively within an established teams and the postholder will also have the chance to work independently on specific tasks and projects. Closing date: 23/07/2026, 23:55
About the role
Band: UKRI Grade C
Contract Type: Open ended – programme funding is fixed term until 31 March 2031
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £30,895
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire - Hybrid working available. Regular travel to London office required.
ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) is a partnership transforming the way researchers access the UK’s wealth of public sector data, to enable better informed policy decisions that improve people’s lives. The programme is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The partnership is coordinated by a UK-wide Strategic Hub which promotes the benefits of administrative data research to the public and the wider research community, engages with UK Government to secure access to data, and manages a dedicated research budget and commissioning process.
This post will support two teams within the ADR UK Strategic Hub: Communications & Engagement, and Research Commissioning & Capacity Building. These teams include responsibility for ADR UK’s communications activities, including digital communications (website content, social media channels and audiovisual) and a growing virtual and in-person events programme, alongside leading on ADR UK commissioning, funded fellowships and our researcher training events programme.
Job responsibilities
Providing general operational and organisational support for a range of projects within the ADR UK Strategic Hub, with a focus on communications and events, including managing shared mailboxes, supporting the implementation and ongoing maintenance of administrative processes (such as project or publication trackers), supporting the purchase order process.
Being a first point of call for enquiries in relation to assigned projects you will support, providing answers and guidance in a timely manner or using judgement to escalate where needed.
Engaging with and supporting continuous improvement project work and initiatives, seeking to refine processes and ways of working within both your team and the wider organisation to ensure smooth delivery of our projects and workstreams.
Supporting meetings, webinars, and events both internally and externally and both in-person and virtually; tasks include securing venues (or virtual meeting space), maintaining invitation lists, arranging logistics, making travel and accommodation arrangements, and processing expenses claims.
These tasks are illustrative and not exhaustive.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience
Each criteria will be assessed shortlisting (S), at Interview (I) or both (S&I)
You have excellent organisational and administrative skills gained within a communications, events, research or transferable context, including the ability to work flexibly and multi-task with good attention to detail while working at pace (S&I).
You have sound numeric skills, including handling and analysing data sensitively, accurately, and responsibly (S&I).
You have excellent written communication skills and can draft and understand complex written documents and interpret them clearly (S&I).
You can work independently, think creatively, solve problems, and make effective decisions (S&I).
You are a great team player and can provide support to colleagues, sharing knowledge and information, and giving towards the achievements of your team and the wider organisation (S&I).
You are an excellent communicator with good social skills, working effectively with colleagues at different levels both inside and outside the organisation, while being an effective ambassador for the AHRC (S&I).
You have a good working knowledge of IT and programmes (Outlook, MS Word, Excel, MS Teams, etc.) with the ability to quickly learn new software and systems (S&I).
