Senior Programme Coordinator

University-of-Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days holiday

Oxford staff pension scheme

Bus travel discount

Subsidised onsite catering

University benefits

Job summary

Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford is seeking a Senior Programme Coordinator to ensure the effective delivery of Executive Diploma and MSc programmes. You will oversee Programme Coordinators, manage workloads, and maintain a high-quality experience for students and stakeholders.

Working with Programme Managers, you will resolve operational issues, improve processes, and strengthen team capability.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of programme coordination, administration or operational delivery within higher education or a similarly complex environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery: Coordinate the effective delivery of Executive Diploma and MSc modules, events and activities, including venues, catering, AV/IT, materials, accommodation and communications.
• Team Supervision: Supervise and support Programme Coordinators, allocate workloads, monitor delivery, and contribute to recruitment, induction, training and development.
• Operational Planning: Manage schedules, timelines, bookings and competing priorities, proactively resolving operational issues and escalating risks where appropriate.
• Process Improvement: Develop and improve operational procedures, guidance, trackers and planning tools to enhance efficiency, consistency and programme delivery.
• Financial & Administrative Support: Coordinate purchase orders, invoices, expenditure monitoring, procurement activities, programme data and student evaluation reporting.
• Stakeholder & Team Coordination: Build effective relationships with students, faculty, colleagues, suppliers and external stakeholders, providing guidance and high-quality operational support.

Skills

Programme coordination

Operational delivery

Communication skills

Team supervision

Job description

Grade 6: £35,681 - £41,636 per annum including the Oxford University weighting of £1,730 per annum

Grade 6: £36,360 - £42,434 per annum including the Oxford University weighting of £1,730 per annum, effective from 1 November 2026

Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week)

The Senior Programme Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring the effective delivery of Executive Diploma and MSc programmes at Saïd Business School. The role provides specialist operational, administrative and programme support while overseeing Programme Coordinators, managing workloads and maintaining a high-quality experience for students and stakeholders.

Working closely with Programme Managers and Senior Programme Managers, the postholder independently resolves operational issues, improves processes and ways of working, and provides day-to-day guidance to strengthen team capability and ensure consistent, well-resourced programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery: Coordinate the effective delivery of Executive Diploma and MSc modules, events and activities, including venues, catering, AV/IT, materials, accommodation and communications.
• Team Supervision: Supervise and support Programme Coordinators, allocate workloads, monitor delivery, and contribute to recruitment, induction, training and development.
• Operational Planning: Manage schedules, timelines, bookings and competing priorities, proactively resolving operational issues and escalating risks where appropriate.
• Process Improvement: Develop and improve operational procedures, guidance, trackers and planning tools to enhance efficiency, consistency and programme delivery.
• Financial & Administrative Support: Coordinate purchase orders, invoices, expenditure monitoring, procurement activities, programme data and student evaluation reporting.
• Stakeholder & Team Coordination: Build effective relationships with students, faculty, colleagues, suppliers and external stakeholders, providing guidance and high-quality operational support.

To be successful in this role, you will bring significant experience of programme coordination, administration or operational delivery within higher education or a similarly complex environment. You will be highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines, work independently and use initiative to resolve operational issues effectively. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will also have experience of supervising or coordinating the work of others, managing workloads effectively and contributing to a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team.

Further information on this role can be found in the job description.

At Saïd Business School we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to our team. Join us to build a brighter, more equitable future, where we celebrate diversity, advance equity and nurture inclusion across everything we do.

We offer very generous benefits, some of which are:

• Generous holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays
• Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
• Discounted bus travel
• Subsidised onsite catering
• Plus, many other University benefits

The closing date for applications is 6 November 2026 at 12.00 noon. Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Interview Schedule: Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing Monday 16 November 2026.