Programme Administrator

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Administrator to join the University’s Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business Professional Services team.

Under the direction of the Administration Team Leader, you will be working within a team dedicated to providing exceptional administration to support the students and academics in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business.

You will possess excellent communication skills able to adapt to any situation and you will be confident and comfortable with having sensitive conversations.  You will be a problem solver, able to find solutions during the busiest of times.  You will have experience of process improvement.  You will need to be able to contribute and be confident when working as part of a team and be equally comfortable using your initiative and working on your own.

The role is based on the main University of Plymouth campus and we can offer flexible working arrangements to enable an enhanced work/life balance. In addition, we offer continued development within the role and across the Faculty to support you and the whole professional service team to deliver excellence and continuous improvement across our service.

The Faculty Professional Services team is responsible for providing a customer-focused, high quality academic administration to students, academic staff and external partners within a culture that combines collegiality and a dedication to excellence.

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

This is a part-time position working 27.75 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Remote working is available up to 1 day a week.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Maryann White by email at maryann.white@plymouth.ac.uk

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 26^th August 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

The School of Art, Design and Architecture holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

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.

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.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds

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