Programme Administrator

The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNAM) within the Faculty of Health delivers training across three sites in Plymouth, Exeter and Truro. The School is currently seeking to appoint a proactive and enthusiastic Programme Administrator to provide cross site administrative support in a busy and ever changing environement. The post will be based at InFocus, a short distance from the centre of Exeter at the Exeter School of Nursing, although travel to other sites may be required.

Role Summary:

Under the direction of the Senior Programme Co-ordinators and as a member of the team, you will contribute to the provision of a customer focused, integrated delivery of cost effective and efficient programme and practice placement administrative support service.

Tasks will include:

• Direct contact with students, academic colleagues and stakeholders and responding to their queries.
• Maintaining student record systems through data input, monitoring, analysis and reporting using a variety of IT packages for designated programmes.
• Attendance and minute taking at Committee meetings, Subject Assessment Panels and Award Assessment Boards.
• Tasks also include student attendance monitoring, updating and formatting programme assessments and documentation, as well as providing support to the Senior Programme Co-ordinators and other members of the Programme Administration team.

You will have:

• A flexible attitude with the ability to work independently and as a member of the team
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to identify and seek resolutions to problems and work within tight deadlines. Good communication skills are essential
• Experience in a student related environment is desirable.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 2 years due to Business Demand.

For more information on School of Nursing and Midwifery please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can acommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus a Children’s Barred List and Adults Barred List check.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Amy Kitchenham and Simon Haliwood: by email at amy.kitchenham@plymouth.ac.uk and simon.hailwood@plymouth.ac.uk

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description. Click the 'Apply' button above. 

About us

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing Monday 22^nd September 2025 in Exeter and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 14 September 2025

Our Offer

When joining us, you will receive:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

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