Higher Education Admin Assistant — Onsite in Glasgow

Search Consultancy; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Consultancy is recruiting an Administrative Assistant for a Higher Education client in Glasgow. The role is on-site, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with a start ASAP and a contract running until December 2026. The rate is £15.40 per hour.

The successful candidate will support undergraduate programmes, coordinate assessments, liaise with staff, lecturers and External Examiners, and help maintain the school website and programme information.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, independent worker who can also work in a team.
• Experience handling large volumes of administrative data.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for undergraduate students, providing advice and guidance, using own judgement to resolve any issues or escalated where required.
• Provide administrative support to the undergraduate programme staff and students, working with minimum supervision, to ensure the smooth running of the undergraduate programme.
• Liaise with guest lecturers, External Examiners and students involved in Degree programme.
• Coordinate assessment related activities for the programme, including liaising with External Examiners
• Preparing examination papers, and assisting with the preparation of exam board paperwork
• Co-ordinate assessment related activities for the programme, including liaising with External Examiners, preparing examination papers.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Teamwork

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Search Consultancy is recruiting an Administrative Assistant for a Higher Education client in Glasgow. The role is on-site, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with a start ASAP and a contract running until December 2026. The rate is £15.40 per hour.

The successful candidate will support undergraduate programmes, coordinate assessments, liaise with staff, lecturers and External Examiners, and help maintain the school website and programme information.