Administrator (Programmes)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Faculty of Science and Engineering Professional Services team supporting students and staff throughout the student journey.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Administrator to work in the Faculty Office Programme Administration team to deliver an efficient and effective service to both students and academic staff across the faculty.  This is a diverse role which will include maintaining student records and assessment data, helping resolve student and staff queries and assisting with residential field trip bookings. Organising, attending and minuting of meetings also forms part of the role.

For this role, you will be required to be on site 4 days a week.  Although we can accommodate working from home, 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 until 31st July 2027.

This position is not open to current students.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role, please contact:

Gillian Kavanagh; by email at gillian.kavanagh@plymouth.ac.uk

For more information on Faculty of Science and Engineering please visit our dedicated webpage at: 

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

What we’re looking for

You will:

• Be a flexible, self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Be able to apply a pragmatic approach to finding solutions, as well as initiative and ability to learn new procedures and processes and apply them consistently
• Have proven experience of working in a dynamic customer service environment
• Have strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills with advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office, excellent verbal and written communication skills

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

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills 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.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 4 October 2026

Our Offer

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• 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

To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages

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