Course Administrator (25 hours per week)

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

Job summary

The University of Brighton is seeking a College Office Administrator for Creativity, Technology and Society to support staff and students. Based at Brighton City Campus with some remote working, you will handle enquiries, provide information on university services, and deliver timely administrative support to course teams.

You will work with the Academic Administration Manager to prioritise tasks, produce clear written communications, and ensure high-quality service levels for students, staff

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Handle enquiries received via different routes and provide information on University services.
• Provide friendly and efficient service for students, staff, visitors and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support for course teams and assist with prioritising workload.
• Support the Academic Administration Manager and Senior Course Administrators.

Skills

Customer-focused service

Administrative duties

Written communications

Proactive service delivery

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

College Office - Creativity, Technology and Society

Location:

Brighton - City Campus and Moulsecoomb

Salary:

£27,319 to £30,378 pro rata

25 hours per week

Fixed Term End Date:

29/02/2028

Closing Date:

Sunday 18 October 2026

Interview Date:

See advert

Reference:

CT5074-26-196-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 part-time (25 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.