Job Description

Administrator - Human Tissue Authority (HTA)
Assignment: ASAP until 28/03/25
Hours: 37 per week, Monday - Friday (General office hours)
Location: Fully remote (Work from Home)

You must have a private working environment at home with a suitable desk and chair setup.

All applicants must be able to provide right-to-work documents, proof of address, proof of National Insurance, and references covering the past three years of employment, education, or unemployment.

Introduction

The Human Tissue Authority's (HTA) primary goal is to protect public and professional confidence in the safe and ethical use of human tissue.

The HTA is the national independent regulator for organisations that remove, store, and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching, and public display. We also give approval for organ and bone marrow donations from living people. With the interests of the public and those we regulate at the centre of our work, we aim to maintain confidence by ensuring that human tissue is used safely and ethically, with proper consent.

Established under the Human Tissue Act 2004, we are an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care. The Authority's Chair and Board are appointed by the Secretary of State for Health. The Chair and half of the Board are lay members, with the remainder being professionals drawn from groups affected by the legislation. The Authority is supported by an Executive team of 50 staff.

Main Job Purpose

The Administrator will play a key role in supporting the HTA to achieve its vision by contributing to the Corporate Services team and enabling business operations and activities. Reporting to the Corporate Services Manager and working closely with colleagues across the organisation, the Administrator will support Corporate Services functions, including quality management, corporate compliance, business continuity planning, enquiries, Freedom of Information responses, and event planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing shared email inboxes
• Handling incoming telephone calls
• Logging email and telephone enquiries on our Customer Relationship Management software
• Coordinating responses to enquiries, complaints, and Freedom of Information requests
• Diary management
• Providing general administrative support across multiple teams

If you are a proactive and organised individual looking to contribute to a meaningful organisation, we encourage you to apply.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.