Administrator (Programmes)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Development opportunities

Enhanced family leave

Flexible working

Retailer discounts

On-site nursery

Job summary

University of Plymouth is inviting applications for an Administrator (Programmes) within the Faculty Office. The role supports students and academic staff across the faculty, handling records, data and queries. A mix of on-site work and occasional home working is offered, with four on-site days per week.

The successful candidate will manage meetings, residential field trip bookings and reporting. This full-time, fixed-term post runs 37 hours weekly until 31 July 2027, and is not open to current

Qualifications

• Experience in a dynamic customer service environment.
• Strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills with advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain student records and assessment data.
• Resolve student and staff queries and assist with residential field trip bookings.
• Organise, attend and minute meetings.

Skills

Customer service

Numeracy

Literacy

IT skills

MS Office

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Administrator (Programmes)

location_on Plymouth 04/10/2026 Administrator (Programmes) The job details are shown below. For further information click on the link for the job description.

Job details

Salary £26,707 - £29,588 per annum - Grade 4 Contractual hours 37 Basis FT Temporary Fulltime All Year Interview date Week commencing Monday 19 October 2026 Job category/type Professional/Support Services Date posted 18/09/2026 Job reference B1405 Attachments attachment B1405 Job Description.pdf

Description

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 [e-mail]

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.

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

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages