Department Coordinator (fixed-term) (ED12814)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bath is looking for a motivated individual to serve as a Department Coordinator within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This full-time role involves administrative support, recruitment coordination, and ensuring smooth departmental operations. Applicants should possess excellent organizational and communication skills and have the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Able to communicate persuasively and tactfully with colleagues.
• Good use of initiative with excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize a high workload.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative and operational support to the Head of Department.
• Coordinating recruitment and staff induction activities.
• Managing departmental affairs including HR and finance matters.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Job description

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We are looking for eager, motivated and resourceful individuals to join our busy team within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

About The Role

You will play a vital role, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the department office and providing advice, support and information.

Key elements of the role include providing administrative and operational support to the Head of Department with the responsibility for co-ordinating core Department activities including HR and finance matters and providing full secretarial support for a number of department committees.

This varied and interesting post also includes co-ordinating recruitment and staff induction activity, support for Faculty based teams, departmental events, enquiry management, overview and allocation of Departmental space and management of operational relationships with Professional Services colleagues across the University.

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week), fixed-term basis, expected to last until 21 August 2026.

About You

• Be able to communicate persuasively and tactfully with colleagues.
• Have an approachable and friendly style but with the willingness to challenge people and situations when necessary.
• Possess excellent organisational skills, demonstrate a good use of initiative and have the ability to multi-task and prioritise a high workload.
  
  

For informal discussions please contact Toby Wellington on [e-mail] or Hannah Dixey on [e-mail].

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What We Can Offer You

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
  
  

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Closing Date: 02 Jul 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,338 to £29,959

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Internship

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Higher Education

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