Jobs at UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Provides HR administration support by responding to queries, processing employee record updates and HR transactions, maintaining accurate systems and documentation, meeting service-level targets, and supporting continuous improvement. The role requires strong communication, customer service, attention to detail, task prioritization, PC literacy, teamwork, and problem-solving. Prior HR or business administration experience is required, while HR systems or employee records experience is advantageous.

Coordinate end-to-end pension administration, including pension data submissions, pensionable earnings calculations, pension transactions, complex queries, record maintenance, compliance, and service-level monitoring. The role applies defined benefit scheme rules, supports stakeholders and colleagues, resolves exceptions, and contributes to process improvement. Civil Service Pension scheme experience is advantageous, and the position requires National Security Vetting.

Conduct independent research into infection, neurodegeneration, pathogenicity, and therapeutic strategies. Design and plan mouse-model studies, analyze experimental data using cell biology and molecular techniques, publish findings, present at scientific meetings, develop new methods, train researchers, manage equipment, support collaborations, and contribute to grant applications, intellectual property, and research translation.

Provides accounting and administrative support to the Finance team, including processing invoices, preparing journals, managing receipts, supporting month-end accruals and prepayments, assisting with budgets and forecasts, and resolving accounts payable queries using Oracle Fusion. The apprentice will also maintain records, support Finance staff, complete office administration, and undertake Level 2 accounting and bookkeeping qualifications through a 14-month apprenticeship.

Lead the HARMONI astronomical instrument project, coordinating UK ATC teams and international collaborators. Responsibilities include managing technical teams, schedules, budgets, risks, quality, safety, design baselines, change control, work packages, and subcontracts. The role requires delivery of a complex technology project on time and within budget, alongside stakeholder engagement, people leadership, communication, negotiation, and technical problem-solving.

Provides sourcing services for purchases up to £100K, supports partners with e-procurement tools, maintains procurement policies and procedures, manages Oracle requisitions, and administers electronic procurement service requests within agreed SLAs. The role requires customer-focused delivery, prioritization, teamwork, independent working, Excel analysis, and willingness to learn procurement systems.

Lead NERC’s estate information strategy and governance across its UK property portfolio. Oversee BIM, GIS, digital twins, CAFM/CMMS, smart-building systems, AutoCAD records, asset data, condition surveys, and integrated reporting platforms. Establish consistent standards, ensure data quality and compliance, coordinate technical delivery across estates, FM, capital projects and DDaT teams, manage technology suppliers, support financial monitoring, and provide expert advice and senior-level briefings on estate information management.

Provide operational HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on pay, attendance, working patterns, performance, and policies. Manage employee casework, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, and performance matters. Collaborate with HR teams, support learning initiatives and HR projects, analyze management information, maintain accurate records and documentation, and drive continuous process improvement.

Supports quality management systems and operational readiness for space test facilities. Responsibilities include managing nonconformances, coordinating facility readiness reviews, controlling technical documentation, witnessing tests and hardware operations, supporting ISO and aerospace-standard audits, reviewing suppliers, maintaining approved supplier records, and tracking quality actions across multidisciplinary teams.

Conduct ocean-model and adjoint sensitivity experiments studying Southern Ocean heat and carbon storage. Analyse air-sea flux observational products, manage code and datasets, publish findings, contribute to Horizon Europe deliverables, present research, and collaborate with international project partners and the Polar Oceans team.

Conduct fundamental research into the prebiotic chemistry underlying RNA replication and RNA-directed peptide synthesis. Develop and apply techniques involving nucleotide, RNA, amino acid, and peptide chemistry; plan experiments; analyze and present findings; prepare scientific publications; collaborate across research groups; train students; and contribute to laboratory operations, public engagement, and professional development.

Manage NERC and UKRI research funding opportunities from launch through awards, including assessment processes, reviewers, panels, communications, stakeholder advice, reporting, and continuous improvement. Build relationships with researchers, universities, government, industry, and UKRI colleagues. Support cross-council initiatives, team coordination, project delivery, and potentially budgets while ensuring fair, efficient, and policy-compliant funding operations.

Develop and scale superconducting quantum computing systems at the NQCC. Responsibilities include designing hardware, advancing calibration, measurement and control software, benchmarking processors, analyzing and suppressing errors, researching quantum error correction, integrating full-stack systems, collaborating on R&D, and publishing non-confidential findings.

Provides executive leadership for Research England’s research funding and policy portfolio, including approximately £2 billion in annual institutional funding. Leads research excellence assessment, evidence and data strategy, governance, risk management, and system-wide policy development. Advises ministers, executives, governing boards, and the Executive Chair while representing Research England across UKRI and external forums. Leads high-performing teams and drives inclusive, collaborative leadership across the UK and international research systems.

Support quality assurance for space-based gravitational wave observatory hardware and documentation. Responsibilities include implementing quality controls for assembly, integration and testing; inspecting incoming and outgoing flight hardware; ensuring compliance with ECSS and other standards; managing configuration, documentation, metadata, change requests, drawings, and non-conformances; and collaborating with engineering teams on process improvements.

Supports end-to-end recruitment activities, advising hiring managers, coordinating approvals, adverts, interviews, candidate management, onboarding, talent pools, and recruitment campaigns. The role provides candidate guidance, maintains recruitment records, collaborates with HR and onboarding partners, supports continuous improvement, and occasionally attends careers events to promote UKRI.

Manages BBSRC grant application, peer review, assessment, and award processes for bioscience research investments. Leads expert panels, advises applicants and colleagues on funding policies, develops portfolio insights, supports monitoring and impact communications, contributes to new funding calls, and improves peer review and funding processes. The role requires strong analytical, communication, planning, collaboration, and life sciences knowledge, with UK and international travel and regular onsite work in Swindon.