Faculty Support Administrator

The Faculty Support Administrator is a key role to ensure the faculty operates smoothly and meets strategic objectives. It plays a crucial role in promoting a positive work culture through practical day-to-day activities, fostering collaboration and communication, and enhancing the reputation of the faculty.

The role is focused on ensuring effective and efficient administration of one of the Schools and Departments within the faculty, providing diary management to Head of School and support for the smooth running of this school and faculty office. This role provides highly effective and customer orientated support to staff in the faculty. The role is to coordinate a variety of functions and to work flexibly as part of the Faculty Operations Support Team.

The Person

We are looking for someone who excels in working cooperatively and collaboratively with others and can build good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be able to plan and organise effectively, using your own initiative where appropriate and delivering to deadlines whilst maintaining quality and keeping an eye on the detail. You will be educated to A-Level standard or equivalent, proficient in office 365, with experience of applying standards and procedures in Finance and HR, and working knowledge of administrative processes and diary management.

The Faculty

The Faculty offers wide ranging practice-based education and training programmes across nursing, health science, midwifery, social care and teaching which are informed by high quality and impactful research.

We have a successful track record in public and service user engagement and developing knowledge transfer partnerships and other enterprise activities.

The Faculty’s professional administration and support teams work together to ensure business and support services are effective, efficient and sustainable in meeting the needs of our students, staff, stakeholders and areas of work.

Further information

This is a full time, fixed term position for 1 year with a starting salary of £29,478 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 21 October 2025.

For informal enquiries, please contact Ms Lorraine Gilmore, Faculty Operations & Support Manager. 

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

To apply click on ‘Apply’. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email jobs@kingston.ac.uk or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.

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