Administrator (Programmes)

University of Plymouth; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

University of Plymouth is recruiting an Administrator (Programmes) to support the Faculty Office Programme Administration team. The role focuses on delivering an efficient service to students and staff across the faculty, including handling records, queries, fieldtrip bookings, and committee support.

The position is full-time on a temporary basis until 31 July 2027, based in Plymouth with hybrid working (1 day remote).

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills with advanced Microsoft Office.
• Experience in a dynamic customer service environment.
• Ability to learn new procedures and apply them consistently.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Flexible and self-motivated

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Administrator (Programmes)

Company: University of Plymouth Salary: £26,707 to £29,588 a year, pro rata Hours: Full-time Location: Plymouth Working pattern: Hybrid - 1 day remote Job type: Temporary Posting date: 20 Oct 2026 Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Summary

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.

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).

Essential requirements

• 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

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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 [e-mail] or by telephone on 01752 584707.