NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

DIT Coordinator

The closing date is 11 August 2025

Job summary

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exists to help improve the quality, sustainability and productivity of health and social care in England. We have an international reputation for our approach to producing guidance and information on effective practice that supports better decisions and helps the health and care system to prioritise its investment. We are one of the world leaders in the work that we do!

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility

Main duties of the job

To be considered for this role, we are looking for:

  • Experience of developing and maintaining databases or spreadsheets.
  • Understanding of financial processes - obtaining quotes raising purchase orders etc.
  • Experience of providing administrative and coordination support within a multi-project delivery / complex operational environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate confidently and deal effectively with individuals at all levels.
  • Ability to work flexibly in an unpredictable environment and manage changing priorities effectively.
  • Self-motivating with the ability to work unsupervised and make timely, robust, and independent decisions on issues for which they have responsibility.
  • Ability to concentrate and provide excellent attention to details whilst switching between tasks, and subject to continuous interruptions.
  • Comfortable with taking on new areas of work, learning new processes and systems, and committed to ongoing personal development.

About us

The Digital, Information and Technology (DIT) directorate is an 80 strong team of digital, information, and technology professionals. Our digital teams adopt a user centric agile methodology and work in multi-disciplinary teams with analytics and insight to develop and maintain NICE's suite of digital and technology services. The Coordinator role sits in the Strategy and Governance Team. This team provides programme, project, and portfolio management as well as governance, statistical reporting, and administrative support across all NICE Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) activity.

We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.

Our benefits include:

  • Generous NHS Pension - Secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK.
  • Flexible Working - Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times.
  • Exclusive Discounts - Save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card.
  • Time to Recharge - Start with 27 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
  • Inclusive Staff Networks - Join supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and more - we celebrate diversity.
  • Tailored Development - Grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities.

If you feel this is the type of environment you will enjoy working in, apply today!

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-784

Job locations

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree, basic professional qualification, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification (e.g. non-English qualification) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of developing and maintaining databases or spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and your level of knowledge in Excel.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of co-ordinating and providing secretariat for meetings, video conferences and other events, including booking rooms and facilities, preparing agendas and papers, minute taking, updating Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions (RAID) logs, and ensuring timely distribution of papers. Creating and maintaining a forward plan of agenda activity and presentations.

Experience

Desirable

  • Outline any experience you have in procurement activities e.g. obtaining quotes, raising purchase orders, receipting invoices etc.

Skills

Essential

  • Please demonstrate how you have shown excellent planning and organisational skills, and ability to adapt processes and approach to meet changing needs of the organisation and stakeholders where necessary.

Skills

Essential

  • Outline your ability to manage multiple tasks, activities and deadlines for different work streams and stakeholders; working flexibly in an unpredictable environment with changing priorities and business needs; as well as taking on new tasks and activities.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of developing and implementing processes and procedures to improve ways of working or meeting business priorities.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree, basic professional qualification, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification (e.g. non-English qualification) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of developing and maintaining databases or spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel and your level of knowledge in Excel.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of co-ordinating and providing secretariat for meetings, video conferences and other events, including booking rooms and facilities, preparing agendas and papers, minute taking, updating Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions (RAID) logs, and ensuring timely distribution of papers. Creating and maintaining a forward plan of agenda activity and presentations.

Experience

Desirable

  • Outline any experience you have in procurement activities e.g. obtaining quotes, raising purchase orders, receipting invoices etc.

Skills

Essential

  • Please demonstrate how you have shown excellent planning and organisational skills, and ability to adapt processes and approach to meet changing needs of the organisation and stakeholders where necessary.

Skills

Essential

  • Outline your ability to manage multiple tasks, activities and deadlines for different work streams and stakeholders; working flexibly in an unpredictable environment with changing priorities and business needs; as well as taking on new tasks and activities.

Experience

Essential

  • Outline your experience of developing and implementing processes and procedures to improve ways of working or meeting business priorities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

DIT Business Operations and Governance Lead

Alison Shelmerdine

alison.shelmerdine@nice.org.uk

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-784

Job locations

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


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