Job summary
We're hiring for two exciting Coordinator roles within the Centre for Guidelines at NICE!
1. Coordinator - Professional TeamJoin our professional team to provide administrative and project management support across the Centre for Guidelines. This is an exciting time of growth and change at NICE, and you'll play a key role in helping us deliver our mission. We value collaboration, transparency, and wellbeing, creating a supportive environment for all employees.
2. Coordinator - Topic HubAs a coordinator in the Topic Hub, you will play a key role in the efficient and effective organisation of the programme to enable to development of guidelines, quality standards and indicators. You will work closely with colleagues from across the Centre to plan, coordinate and monitor the progress of individual products and projects, ensuring consistency across the work programme. You will also coordinate and support a variety of activities relating to guideline, quality standard and indicator development.
Please note: This role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Check the Direct Gov website for details.
The advert for these roles will close 7 December 2025, interview invites will be sent 15 December 2025 for interviews scheduled on 7/8 January 2026
Main duties of the job
- Act as a contact point for internal and external teams
- Maintain databases and records systems
- Contribute to project planning and coordination to meet deadlines
Professional Team:
- Plan and negotiate project timelines with internal teams and external stakeholders
- Coordinate activities to meet deadlines and manage recruitment of external contributors
- Act as a key contact for guidance programmes
- Maintain accurate databases and records
- Upload and update documents on the NICE website
Topic Hub:
- Serve as a primary contact for internal teams and external organisations
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and respond to enquiries
- Provide advice on Centre-related issues
- Deliver administrative support (correspondence, diary management, minute-taking)
- Support project management by tracking progress, managing risks, and ensuring documentation is complete
- Maintain databases and pursue ongoing professional development
About us
The Centre for Guidelines directorate develops guidelines on the promotion of good health, the prevention of ill health, the appropriate treatment and care for people with specific diseases and conditions, and social care and service delivery. Our guidance is used by those working in the NHS, local government, social care, patients, and their families.
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!
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
- Tell us about your qualifications: Do you hold a relevant degree, professional qualification (e.g., state registration, NVQ Level 6, AAT finance), or are you working towards a recognised qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA)? If you have an equivalent qualification (including non-UK), please describe it. If you don't have formal qualifications, explain how your experience and training have given you equivalent knowledge.
Experience
Essential
- Describe a situation where you created, implemented, or maintained systems or processes (IT systems, manual processes, or other methods). What was your role and what was the outcome?
Experience
Desirable
- Share your experiences of working with a range of individuals or organisations in a health service setting. What was your involvement and what did you achieve?
Skills
Essential
- Provide examples that show your communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills. How have you demonstrated a user-focused approach?
Skills
Essential
- Tell us about when you successfully planned and co-ordinated multiple projects with conflicting deadlines. What strategies did you use? How did you handle competing priorities and deadlines?
Experience
Essential
- Explain how you have shown flexibility and worked effectively as part of a team.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- NICE has a set of core values that guide how we work. Review these values in the Job Description and Person Specification. Choose one value that you strongly identify with and explain: Why this value resonates with you / How you have demonstrated this value in your previous experience / How you believe it will help you succeed in the Coordinator role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Tell us about your qualifications: Do you hold a relevant degree, professional qualification (e.g., state registration, NVQ Level 6, AAT finance), or are you working towards a recognised qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA)? If you have an equivalent qualification (including non-UK), please describe it. If you don't have formal qualifications, explain how your experience and training have given you equivalent knowledge.
Experience
Essential
- Describe a situation where you created, implemented, or maintained systems or processes (IT systems, manual processes, or other methods). What was your role and what was the outcome?
Experience
Desirable
- Share your experiences of working with a range of individuals or organisations in a health service setting. What was your involvement and what did you achieve?
Skills
Essential
- Provide examples that show your communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills. How have you demonstrated a user-focused approach?
Skills
Essential
- Tell us about when you successfully planned and co-ordinated multiple projects with conflicting deadlines. What strategies did you use? How did you handle competing priorities and deadlines?
Experience
Essential
- Explain how you have shown flexibility and worked effectively as part of a team.
Values and behaviours
Essential
- NICE has a set of core values that guide how we work. Review these values in the Job Description and Person Specification. Choose one value that you strongly identify with and explain: Why this value resonates with you / How you have demonstrated this value in your previous experience / How you believe it will help you succeed in the Coordinator role.
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.
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.
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).
