Senior Programme Administrator
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £30,378 i £34,610 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Plymouth, South West England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | University of Plymouth |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | B0902 |
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The Faculty of Health is at the forefront of tackling today’s most pressing healthcare and psychological challenges through research-informed teaching and immersive, real-world learning. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking Faculty where your contribution can truly make a difference.
We are seeking a motivated and resilient individual to join the Faculty’s professional services team. This is a particularly dynamic time for the University, as we implement a new student record management system—making it an ideal moment to step into a leadership role. You will play a key part in supporting student administration within the School of Psychology, helping to shape and enhance the student experience during this period of transformation.
About the role
You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and effective management of the administration team, working collaboratively with Senior Academics and administrative colleagues across various grades. Your role will focus on supporting the delivery of professional programmes, with particular emphasis on curriculum management, maintaining accurate student records and assessment data, and servicing committees and meetings.
You will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders to enhance the student experience, resolve assessment-related issues, and analyse data for contract monitoring and reporting purposes. This is a demanding yet highly rewarding role, which also involves contributing to the wider Faculty Registry team
You will have:
• An ability to multi-task and manage a complex, high volume workload
• An ability to prioritise own workload as well as the teams, particularly at peak times in the academic year
• Resilience and adaptability
For more information on School of Psychology please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools
For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Lauren Coles: by email at lauren.coles@plymouth.ac.uk
For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.
What we’re looking for:
• Experience of leading, inspiring and motivating a team
• Proven communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Some experience of data analysis
• An ability to work independently
• You will also be inspired and motivated by change
About us
The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.
Application Process
Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.
Anticipated Interview Date: week commencing Monday 27 October 2025
Our Offer
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
When joining us, you will receive:
• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery
A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.
Additional Information
The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.
We are seeking a motivated and resilient individual to join the Faculty’s professional services team. This is a particularly dynamic time for the University, as we implement a new student record management system—making it an ideal moment to step into a leadership role. You will play a key part in supporting student administration within the School of Psychology, helping to shape and enhance the student experience during this period of transformation.
About the role
You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and effective management of the administration team, working collaboratively with Senior Academics and administrative colleagues across various grades. Your role will focus on supporting the delivery of professional programmes, with particular emphasis on curriculum management, maintaining accurate student records and assessment data, and servicing committees and meetings.
You will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders to enhance the student experience, resolve assessment-related issues, and analyse data for contract monitoring and reporting purposes. This is a demanding yet highly rewarding role, which also involves contributing to the wider Faculty Registry team
You will have:
• An ability to multi-task and manage a complex, high volume workload
• An ability to prioritise own workload as well as the teams, particularly at peak times in the academic year
• Resilience and adaptability
For more information on School of Psychology please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools
For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Lauren Coles: by email at lauren.coles@plymouth.ac.uk
For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.
What we’re looking for:
• Experience of leading, inspiring and motivating a team
• Proven communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Some experience of data analysis
• An ability to work independently
• You will also be inspired and motivated by change
About us
The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.
Application Process
Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.
Anticipated Interview Date: week commencing Monday 27 October 2025
Our Offer
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
When joining us, you will receive:
• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery
A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.
Additional Information
The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.