Temporary Projects Support Administrator Temporary Projects Support Administrator in Manchester

Contract until 31/12/2026 Manchester - 1 day per week in the office.

We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable and inspire organisations in the public and private sectors to achieve their ambitious net zero targets and create better places to live and work. We deliver government funding schemes to support councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities boost their energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment, save money and remove households from fuel poverty. We work with the UK government and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales. As well as managing the funding schemes, we provide professional advice, expertise and support to grant recipients throughout all stages of their projects.

We also offer insight, intelligence and influence by sharing knowledge and lessons learnt from project delivery to help improve future schemes and policy development. Our principal office is in Manchester and we have a base at Canary Wharf in London.

If you share our passion for addressing the urgent challenge of climate change and contributing to the UK's ambitious decarbonisation goals, we want to connect with you!

You'll provide the administrative and reporting support that keeps everything running behind the scenes. Rather than managing multiple competing priorities every day, you'll take ownership of a structured monthly cycle of activities, ensuring reports are produced on time, trackers are maintained, data is accurate and the wider team has the information they need to deliver successfully.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working with data, keeping things organised and taking pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.

You'll support our Project Support Officers by:

• Producing and distributing programme reports using Excel and Power BI
• Maintaining project trackers, risk logs and programme reporting
• Monitoring deadlines and following up on outstanding actions
• Supporting data quality and reconciliation activities
• Supporting finance administration and programme tracking
• Providing day-to-day administrative support across the Housing team

You might already have experience in administration or project support, or you could be a recent graduate looking for your first professional role.

Is confident using Microsoft Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Enjoys working with data and spotting inconsistencies.

Is proactive, reliable and enjoys supporting a busy team.

Experience with Power BI would be an advantage, but isn't essential if you're confident with Excel and keen to learn.

Project or programme administrators, PMO support administrators, office administrators looking to move into project work, recent graduates with strong IT skills and excellent attention to detail, anyone with experience supporting project closure or governance activities (although this isn't essential).

Hybrid working (minimum one day a week in our Manchester office), flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, public transport support, employee assistance programme.

This is an opportunity to gain valuable experience within a government-owned organisation delivering programmes that have a genuine impact on communities across the UK. You'll join a supportive team, receive clear guidance and training, and play an important role in ensuring nationally significant housing programmes are delivered successfully.