Logistics and Allocations Assistant (Fixed Term Until 30 September 2026)

Organisation: UKAD
Salary: £24,472.81
Location: Hybrid - WFH & SportPark, Loughborough 2 days per week
Contract type: Fixed Term (Full time)
Closing date: 14 May 2026
Job Description: Please note this role is required for an immediate start in May 2026. Interviews will take place soon after the closing date on 18/19 May 2026 via Teams.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is on a mission to protect clean sport and currently has an exciting opportunity available for you to join us.

We’re looking to recruit a Logistic & Allocations Assistant, joining the Operations Directorate, to effectively plan, resource and allocate UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD) Doping Control Personnel (DCP) in an efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuring the successful implementation of UKAD’s risk-based, intelligence-led testing programme in line with International Standards and the Operations Directorate Operational Plan.

About us

Our purpose:

To ensure doping-free sport, promoting and protecting clean sport through education, testing and enforcement.

Our values:

Integrity – We do what is right for clean sport, we are equitable and ethical, ensuring everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Collaboration – We work together and with others, sharing knowledge and building relationships to better tackle doping.

Excellence – We strive to achieve high standards in the protection of clean sport, evolving with the times and finding solutions.

Passion – We are dedicated to keeping sport clean, are proud of what we do and know it matters.

Job purpose

To effectively plan, resource and allocate UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD) Doping Control Personnel (DCP) in an efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuring the successful implementation of UKAD’s risk-based, intelligence-led testing programme in line with International Standards and the Operations Directorate Operational Plan. Specifically, you will be responsible for:

- Allocating UKAD’s remote workforce of DCP to testing missions in the UK
- Coordinating logistics relating to couriers, documentation, equipment and any other logistical requirements for testing missions
-Providing support on other DCP and Testing team projects/activities

Job facts and figures

The role sits within the Testing team which delivers an annual testing programme of over 10,000 tests across more than 40 sports

The Testing team is responsible for managing UKAD’s remote workforce of DCP (approximately 180 DCP) based across the UK

Key result areas

Allocations

- To allocate DCP to testing missions, particularly within football, efficiently and fairly, ensuring that missions are sufficiently resourced
= Engage with DCP to communicate information regarding testing missions in a timely manner
- Ensure Testing Orders on the Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) are accurately updated
- Assist with the monthly DCP availability process and maintain up-to-date records of DCP availability
- Contribute towards the ongoing review of DCP workload distribution, ensuring a good rotation of work across DCP

Logistics

- Assist the Logistics and Allocation Officer with equipment and documentation requests from DCP and sending this out in a timely manner
- Assist the with the monitoring and checks of stock of equipment and documentation

DCP Support

- Build effective working relationships with DCP and provide support and guidance where required
- Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure that DCP can submit their expense claims and approving DCP expense claims within the deadlines required
- Ensuring quality checks are carried out in relation to DCP data
- Maintain and update DCP information as necessary

Football Sub-Team

- Assist the Football sub team in the delivery of the Football Testing programme
- Liaise with the Football Testing Officer, ensuring they are updated on the allocation of their testing missions and agreeing amendments where necessary

Person specification

Qualifications/experience/knowledge
- Experience of planning and co-ordination type roles
- Experience of relationship management
- Competent user of Microsoft Excel and possess a high level of numeracy
- Experience in the use and maintenance of IT systems and the management of database systems.
- An understanding of Anti-Doping rules and policies is desirable
- An interest in sport, particularly football, and knowledge of League structures in the UK is desirable.

Skills
- An effective communicator (written and verbal)
- Ability to successfully develop and manage positive working relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders
- Planning and monitoring skills with the ability to work to multiple tight deadlines within a time pressured environment
- Ability to balance and prioritise your workload and remain calm under pressure
- Good attention to detail with the ability to carry out detailed administrative tasks with a high degree of accuracy
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to work well in a team whilst working remotely and continue to deliver to a high standard
How to apply: Our values are at the heart of what we do, so if they align with you and you’re up for the fight against doping in sport, please complete the online application - https://careers.ukad.org.uk/jobs/7688097-logistics-allocations-assistant-fa-ftc-until-30-september-2026. Deadline for Applications is 11:59pm on 14 May 2026, with interviews planned for 18 & 19 May 2026. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are a disability confident employer and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you meet the definition of ‘being a disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme and will have the opportunity let us know as part of your application. As an organisation working across the sports sector, we value a team that brings a wide range of perspectives and experiences. This diversity helps us understand the communities we support, strengthen our work, and create an inclusive environment for everyone. We warmly encourage applications from women, individuals with diverse abilities, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Recruitment is always based on merit, skills and experience. Use of AI We welcome the use of artificial intelligence as a supportive tool when preparing your application. To help us understand your strengths, please make sure all examples and statements you provide are honest, accurate, and based on your own experiences. If we identify content that has been copied or created by others and presented as your own, your application may be withdrawn. For internal applicants, this may also lead to the usual organisational procedures. Please note that UK Anti-Doping are currently unable to provide Visa Sponsorship.