Course Administrator

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

Job summary

The University of Brighton's College Office - Creativity, Technology and Society in Brighton (Moulsecoomb) is recruiting a Course Administrator to support staff and students. The role is full-time (37 hours) on a fixed-term contract ending 29 February 2028, with some remote working options.

You will handle enquiries, provide information on university services, and assist course teams with administrative tasks, delivering a friendly, efficient service to students, staff, visitors and external

Qualifications

• Experience delivering a broad range customer-focussed enquiry and support services.
• Experience carrying out a range of organisational and administrative duties.
• The ability to produce written communications clearly and concisely.
• The ability to work proactively to ensure effective service delivery.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritise and manage a range of tasks and activities for courses.
• Handle enquiries received through various routes, providing information on university services, policies and procedures.
• Provide a friendly and efficient service for students, staff, visitors and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support for course teams and related activities.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Written communication

Proactive attitude

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

College Office - Creativity, Technology and Society

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

Fixed Term End Date: 29/02/2028

Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026

Interview Date: See advert

Reference: CT5073-26-195-R

Are you interested in working as a Course Administrator supporting our staff and students? If so, then we would love to hear from you

Working with the Academic Administration Manager and Senior Course Administrators, you will utilise your strong administrative and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and manage a range of work activities.

This includes handling enquiries received through different routes, providing information and advice on University-wide services, policies and procedures, and administrative support for course teams. We will also want you to provide a friendly and efficient service for students, staff, visitors, and other external stakeholders, within agreed customer service levels and standards.

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Experience of delivering a broad range customer-focussed enquiry and support services
• Experience of carrying out a range of organisational and administrative duties
• The ability to produce written communications clearly and concisely
• The ability to work proactively to ensure effective service delivery
• The ability to use Microsoft Office computer programs to a high standard

This is a full-time (37 hours) fixed term contract that ends on 29 February 2028 and we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share.

The role is based on our Moulsecoomb Campus but there are opportunities for some remote working too.

Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd November.

Further details:

Job Description

The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage male applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups at this job grade.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.