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 asssessment data.
• helping resolve student and staff queries.
• assisting with residential fieldtrip bookings.
• organising, attending and minuting of meetings.

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, fixed-term post until 31st July 2027 due to business demand.

Due to the nature of the position unfortunately we are unable to accept applications from current students.

For this role, you will need to be on site 4 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.

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:

As the Administrator, 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 pragmaitc 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
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

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

About us:

For more information on Faculty of Science and Engineering please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role, please contact Tamsin Page: by email at t.j.page@plymouth.ac.uk or by telephone on 01752 584707.

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.

Our Offer:

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Closing date: Sunday 8^th November 2026 at 12 o’clock midnight

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