IT Administrator - 5 Months FTC

Passionate about making a difference? Join us at The Brain Tumour Charity and help fight for a world without brain tumours. Your impact matters.

The Brain Tumour Charity is leading the way in research, support, and advocacy for everyone affect by brain tumours. Our mission is simple but urgent: to accelerate a cure for brain tumours and improve life for everyone affected by this devastating disease.

We’re looking for a proactive and technically minded IT Administrator to join our small but mighty IT team. In this varied and hands-on role, you’ll play a vital part in keeping The Charity’s systems, devices, and digital infrastructure running smoothly — so that everyone across the organisation can do their best work in support of our mission.

Working closely with the IT Manager you’ll be the first point of contact for in-office IT support requests, managing and resolving tickets efficiently, maintaining our hardware and asset register, keeping documentation up-to-date, and assisting with the onboarding and offboarding of staff and volunteers.
You’ll also collaborate with our external IT Services provider to ensure that requests are being progressed and with the wider internal teams on a broad range of projects — from maintaining our Microsoft 365 environment and Salesforce CRM, to scoping new digital solutions that help The Charity operate at its best. If you’re passionate about IT and want your work to make a real difference, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

 📍Location: This role is contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, working Monday to Thursday in the office, with Friday’s working from home. Therefore, living within a commutable distance to the office is key.

⏰Working hours: This role is 37.5 hours per week, with some out of hours working.

💰Benchmarked salary: £29,000 gross per annum

Please note this role starts from 7th September 2026, for a five month FTC.

You’re a confident and curious IT professional who thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment. Organised and solutions-focused, you’re comfortable balancing day-to-day support requests with longer-term project work. You’ll bring strong communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine desire to help people — making sure everyone at The Charity has the tools and technology they need to deliver life-changing work.

• Serve as a key point of contact for IT support, triaging and resolving helpdesk tickets through our ticketing system in a timely and effective manner

• Work closely with the IT Manager to deliver IT services across the organisation, supporting strategic priorities and day-to-day operations

• Participate in daily IT team Scrums to share updates, discuss solutions and coordinate workload

• Manage the onboarding and offboarding of IT systems and accounts for staff, volunteers and contractors, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience

• Maintain and update the Asset Register, ensuring accurate records of all hardware and software

• Provision, configure and maintain The Charity’s hardware, including laptops, peripherals and mobile devices

• Administer and support our Microsoft 365 environment, including user accounts, licences and core applications

• Collaborate with our external IT Services provider to resolve escalated issues and deliver improvements

• Contribute to IT projects across the organisation, from initial scoping through to implementation

• Produce clear system documentation, project briefs and progress reports

• Provide IT guidance and training to staff at all levels, promoting confident and effective use of our tools and systems

• Take an active role in IT training delivery - designing, scheduling and running sessions (both group and one-to-one) and proactively identifying skills gaps across the business

• Identify opportunities to improve IT processes, systems and the overall user experience across The Charity

• Support, monitor and maintain the office infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, access points, and Wi-Fi / network security

We encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all of the criteria.

Experience:

• Previous experience in an IT support, IT administration, or similar technical role

• Hands-on experience working within a Microsoft 365 environment, including administration of users, groups and licences

• Experience using and maintaining a helpdesk or ticketing system

• Experience supporting end users with a range of hardware and software queries

• Involvement in IT projects, process improvements or system implementations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications and Windows operating environments

• Understanding of IT asset management and user lifecycle processes (onboarding / offboarding)

• Ability to diagnose and resolve common hardware and software issues efficiently

• Comfortable working within defined SLAs and prioritising competing demands

• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Proactive and self-motivated, able to take ownership and use initiative

• Collaborative team player who builds positive relationships across all levels of an organisation

• Empathy with the aims, objectives and activities of The Brain Tumour Charity

• Committed to excellent customer service and continuous improvement

*Please note that the responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and this job description may be subject to change as the role evolves over time.

You’ll be joining a collaborative, bold and innovative team of individuals who put our community first and are connected by a passion to make a real difference. 

🏆Our amazing benefits: 

The Brain Tumour Charity is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals belonging to minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented communities. 

We strive to create a workplace that celebrates diversity and provides equal opportunities for all candidates and we encourage all individuals to apply even if they don’t meet all the criteria.

Whilst we'd love to have you on board, we want to be upfront as we’d hate to waste your time applying for a role where we can’t take you on. At the moment, we're unable to offer visa sponsorship for any of our positions. We're currently seeking candidates who are already authorised to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship, who can remain on a permanent basis.

Please apply by clicking the red ‘join our team’ button, attaching your CV and a covering letter explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours. We'd like to encourage you not to use AI to write your cover letter as we want to get to know you, the real you!

We are keen to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive so if you’d find it beneficial to submit your application in a different format, please drop us a line at people@thebraintumourcharity.org.

Advert close date: 28th June 2026

Interview date and location: 6th July 2026 at our office in Fleet

The post holder will also;

• Contribute to achieving the objectives of The Brain Tumour Charity
• Live and breathe our values by being bold, collaborative and innovative, with a community-first approach to everything you do
• Undertake any additional and ad hoc tasks as required
• Participate in team meetings and other meetings as required
• Monitor and evaluate activities and provide written reports
• Represent The Charity at external events in a professional manner
• Work within an equal opportunities framework
• Adhere to all The Charity’s policies, procedures and working
• Ensure all records are held in compliance with GDPR, The Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice and The Brain Tumour Charity policies.

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Department

Development

Role

IT Administrator

Locations

Fleet

Remote status

Hybrid

Yearly salary

£29,000

Employment type

Temporary

About The Brain Tumour Charity

We are The Brain Tumour Charity, the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally and the only charity in the UK taking on brain tumours on all three fronts: research, campaigning and support.

Our vision is for people diagnosed with a brain tumour to live longer and better lives. So, we’re moving further, faster to help every single person affected by this devastating disease.

We’re accelerating cures for all brain tumours, driving the best lifelong care and raising our global voices for change. So why not apply to become a part of the Brainy Bunch and help us make a real and lasting difference?