Department Coordinator (fixed-term)

This role provides administrative support to the Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) department. 

About the role

As a key member of the Central Office team, the post-holder ensures the smooth running of administrative functions and contributes to effective departmental operations. 

They play a vital role in planning and coordinating pan-department activities and events, including All Staff meetings, ensuring efficiency and attention to detail. 

The role demands agility and flexibility to adapt to unexpected changes while managing urgent and conflicting priorities. 

Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential to support the department’s needs, maintain seamless coordination, and enhance operational effectiveness across teams within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is a part-time (0.5 FTE), fixed-term position until 31 March 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Victoria Evans (ccsvle@bath.ac.uk), or Lorna Hicks (lh2672@bath.ac.uk). 

About you

The successful candidate must have good people skills, be able to negotiate with peers, prioritise requests with minimal direction and decline requests with tact and diplomacy when essential. 

Considerable flexibility and agility are required to switch between tasks and manage an unpredictable workload. 

A commitment to support and assist colleagues is key.

Secretarial support skills will be useful with experience in scheduling meetings, effective records of decisions and actions list. 

The role requires effective, timely coordination with the agility and flexibility to respond to unexpected change and balance urgent, conflicting priorities. 

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