Assistant Administrator

University of Plymouth; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work

Employee Assistance Programme

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Retailer discounts

On-site nursery

Job summary

University of Plymouth is seeking an Assistant Administrator to join the Peninsula Dental School, supporting dental students and staff across programmes. The role involves administrative delivery, data management, and executive support within a busy, customer-focused team.

The post is full-time, fixed-term until 31 July 2027, 37 hours per week, based on campus. Occasional travel to Derriford and Truro may be required; remote working is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative teams or central professional services environments.
• Flexible and resilient in ever-changing, challenging environments.
• Strong IT skills including spreadsheets and databases.

Responsibilities

• Maintain student records and assessment data.
• Assist with reception duties when required.
• Monitor attendance and support meetings with minute taking.
• Record and report student feedback and support proceedings.

Skills

Customer service

Administrative support

IT skills

Minute taking

Teamwork

Data reporting

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Databases

Job description

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Assistant Administrator

Plymouth 18/10/2026 Assistant Administrator The job details are shown below. For further information click on the link for the job description.

Job details

Salary £25,804.00 - £26,093.00 per annum, pro rata. Grade 3 Contractual hours 37 Basis FT Temporary Fulltime All Year Interview date week commencing 26th October 2026 Job category/type Professional/Support Services Date posted 29/09/2026 Job reference B1417 Attachments B1417 Job Description.pdf

Description

An exciting opportunity is avaliable for an enthusiastic and dedicated administrator to join the professional services team in the Peninisula Dental School (one of Englands top dental schools), responsible for supporting dental students and academic staff throughout the student journey.

About the role:

Under the direction of the Senior Programme Administrator and Programme Administrators as a member of the team, the role holder will:

• contibute to the delivery of a customer focused, cost effective and efficient administrative support service.
• support the administration and related acitivites for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Bachelor of Science Dental Therapy and Hygiene (BSc DTH) programmes for the Peninsula Dental School, within the Faculty of Health, in line with University academic regulations, professional guidelines and legaleslative requirements.

Assistant administrator duties will include:

• maintaining student records and assessment data
• helping out with reception when required
• attendance monitoring
• attending, organising, and minuting student feedback and support meetings

This is a diverse role that contributes to the delivery of a customer focused, efficient, and effective administative support service which includes supporting academic staff with curriculum delivery, assessments, and supporting students across all postgraduate and undergraduate programmes within the dental school.

This is a full time, fixed term role, working 37 hours per week until 31/07/2027 as absence cover.

For more information on Peninsula Dental School please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

Due to the nature of the role, unfortunately we are unable to accommodate working from home.

Please refer to the job description for further information.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Danielle Northey: by email at [e-mail]

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:

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and well organised individual to take up the post of Assistant Administrator to work in the Faculty Office Programme Administration team.

You will:

• have experience operating effectively as a member of an administrative team within a customer service environment.
• have a flexible and resilient attitude in an ever-changing and challenging environment will be vital.
• need organisational skills, excellent IT skills (including spreadsheets and databases), the ability to be pragmatic and proactively solution-focused to seek resolutions to problems and can work within tight deadlines.
• have good communication skills, minute taking, teamwork and data reporting are also essential.
• have experience working in a medical or education function/environment (or equivalent) would be desirable.

The role will be based at the student-facing Faculty Office in the Portland Square building on the main University campus, although occasional travel to other sites (Derriford and Truro) will be required. The office is shared between staff supporting Schools across the Faculty.

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

About us:

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

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 (pro rata if part-time) 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

*Pro rata if part-time/fixed term contract

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