Portfolio Coordinator

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare

Job summary

Warwick Medical School, part of the University of Warwick, is seeking an experienced administrator to support the delivery of postgraduate programmes in the UK.

You will be the first point of contact for applicants, students and staff, delivering excellent service, coordinating activities and ensuring a smooth student experience.

This role requires strong organisational skills, resilience, and a proactive approach within a busy academic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative or programme support in higher education.
• Highly organised with ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service as first point of contact for applicants, students and staff.
• Organise, coordinate and administer programmes to ensure a high-quality student experience.
• Collaborate with team to support delivery of Warwick Medical School programmes.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Organised

Education

Higher education experience

Job description

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Department: WMS - Professional Support Services

Contract Type:Indefinite

Hours: Full-time, 36.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Full time Salary Range: £27,241.00- £30,986.00per annum

About the Role

You can play a key part in the operational delivery of the high-quality postgraduate programmesprovided by Warwick Medical School.

You will be in the pivotal role of providing excellent customer service as the first point of contactfor all applicants, students and academic staff. In organising, coordinating and administeringprogrammes you will be instrumental in ensuring that our students, who are all healthcareprofessionals, receive an excellent student experience.

This is an opportunity to use your significant skills and experience in administration, in thesuccessful delivery of programmes.

For informal enquiries about the role, please contact Sean Barrett, Deputy Head of Operations, Warwick Medical School, at [e-mail]

About You

We are looking for someone with experience of providing high-quality administrative or programme support within higher education or a similarly complex environment. The post holder will be highly organised, able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

You will also have strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with staff, students and colleagues across the University. The post holder will be proactive, adaptable and resilient, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to delivering an excellent student experience. You should enjoy finding practical solutions to challenges and supporting the smooth delivery of programmes and related activities.

About the Department

Warwick Medical School is one of the UK's leading medical schools, with a reputation for excellence in research and teaching.

WMS has a diverse portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and research education, alongside continuing professional development across the healthcare sector. This role provides an opportunity to contribute directly to the development of our education provision and other priority projects across the School.

We employ high calibre people in many fields, including academics, teaching and research staff, administrative staff, and professional support staff. We welcome staff and students from all of the world with diverse backgrounds and experience.One of our key teaching strengths is the number of academics we have still working in their chosen clinical speciality alongside their teaching commitments. This ensures that they bring up to date knowledge and experience as well as first rate teaching experience.Our research is excellent due to the calibre of our researchers working across the fields of biomedical sciences, health sciences and clinical trials. The university's rich research environment and our regional, national and international partnerships enable us to carry out ground breaking, impactful work.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

Right to Work

We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.