Programme Administrator

Are you an experience administrator looking for an exciting and interesting opportunity?

About the role

Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Administrator and as a member of the team, you will be responsible for the delivery of and assist in the development of a comprehensive, customer focused, integrated, cost effective and progressive administrative support service. You will be responsible for the support and development of the assistant administrator along with contributing to the team.

The tasks will include direct contact with students, staff and external stakeholders responding to their queries.  This will include maintaining student records, attending and providing the minutes for meetings, updating programme documents, providing programme data as required, provide support to the Senior Programme Administrator in addition to providing support across the team.

You will have:

• A flexible attitude in an ever changing environment, good organisation skills
• IT and keyboard skills
• The ability to identify and seek resolutions to problems
• The ablity to work within tight deadline
• Experience of work in a programme administration related environment is preferred

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

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

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Suzi Thyer: by email at suzi.thyer@plymouth.ac.uk

What we’re looking for

• Good communication skills
• Team work and minute taking are essential
• Ability to adapt, multitask and manage time efficiently
• Excellent leadership skills and experience of team working
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

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.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Anticipated Interview Date:  Week commencing Monday 27 October 2025

Closing date: 12 midnight, Sunday 19 October 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.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

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