Business Administrator in Leicester

The UK Sports Institute has an exciting opportunity for a Part-time Business Administrator to join the team in Loughborough.

A snapshot of the role… Are you highly organised, proactive and passionate about supporting high-performance sport? We are looking for a Business Administrator (Central) to provide comprehensive administrative and operational support across the region, ensuring the effective coordination of services for staff, athletes and partners. This is a pivotal role within a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment. You will play a key part in keeping regional operations running smoothly — overseeing office systems, financial administration and ensuring compliance with governance and health & safety requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Providing day-to-day administrative and operational support across the region
• Managing regional office systems and processes
• Supporting financial administration and budget tracking
• Ensuring compliance with governance, policy and health & safety requirements
• Coordinating services across HR, IT, finance and facilities
• Acting as a key regional point of contact for staff and partners
• Supporting athlete preparation and staff performance through efficient operational delivery

You will work closely with Site Administrators, Sports Services Officers, Regional Sport Services Managers and national teams to ensure consistency and high standards across all administrative processes.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Has experience in business or operational administration
• Is confident managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Communicates effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Takes pride in delivering efficient, high-quality support

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute behind the scenes to the success of elite sport, ensuring that the operational foundations are in place to support world-class performance. If you feel you can bring the expertise we require to help us shape our future, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: At the UKSI we aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society, not only by characteristic but by thought and perspective. We believe a diverse workforce enables growth and creates a sustainably inclusive workspace for all employees.

Safer Recruitment: We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment here at UKSI. All applications for all roles within our organisation will be subject to safer recruitment principles. Applicants will be required to complete a self-declaration form, will have references checked and dependent upon role may be required to obtain Enhanced DBS vetting.

Application Method: To be considered for this World Class Opportunity, candidates will be required to submit a CV and answer the application questions via the UKSI careers portal. The answers to the application questions should bring your CV to life by highlighting your relevant skills, experience and attributes that would make you the ideal candidate for this role.

Important: Once you begin your application on the portal you will have the option to type your answers in a free text box, however if you would prefer, you may upload your answers with your CV. We ask that the answers to the questions are no more than 2 sides of A4.

Artificial Intelligence: We are aware of an increase in the use of Artificial intelligence for applications. At the UKSI we are keen to get to know you as a person and AI-generated content may lack the specificity required and/or fail to address key criteria. We consider that personalised responses are essential to convey your individual skills, knowledge and experience. Therefore, to maintain the integrity and fairness of our recruitment process, we discourage the use of AI-generated content which may diminish your chances of success in your application.

Closing Date: 9th March 2026

Interview Date: 19th March 2026

Additional information for applicants: Please note that occasionally interview dates may be subject to change and may require additional stages. In these instances, we will do our utmost to ensure that candidates have sufficient notice and preparation time.