Programmes Administrator

Are you passionate about education and looking for a role where you can make a tangible impact? Do you excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for a proactive and self-motivated Programmes Administrator to join our Taught Programmes Team in a full time, permanent post.

About the role

This role will provide essential day to day support to our Faculty's diverse academic programmes.

In this pivotal role, you will work closely with fellow Administrators, Programmes Officers and academic staff and students, to ensure the smooth and efficient administration and operation of our degree programmes across the Faculty.

The Faculty is committed to continuous improvement and innovation, meaning you’ll have plenty of opportunities to shape and evolve processes, improving both your own skills and the efficiency of our operations.

You’ll be part of a close-knit team, all working towards a shared goal – creating an exceptional academic experience for all.

We care about delivering excellent service, student and staff wellbeing, and University reputation. If this approach resonates with you and you are a great teammate who also enjoys working independently, we would love to receive an application from you.

Key activities

• Day-to-day administrative support for degree programmes
• Student and staff enquiries
• Student data management
• Processing student assessments and results
• Arranging events like Open Days and Offer Holder Days

Key skills

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage a busy workload
• Teamwork
• Effective communication skills are essential as you will work closely with your team, academic colleagues and students from across the world
• Strong digital literacy
• Taking the initiative and problem-solving
• Process improvement

About us

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences brings together six departments with an excellent reputation for both teaching and research.

As a Faculty, we embrace change and provide a supportive environment in which to grow, offering professional development opportunities with a strong belief in the value of investing in our people and teams.

We have established work streams focussing on sustainability, wellbeing and career-based skills.

We arrange Faculty Away days, social events, book/craft clubs and are open to new ideas.

We love to support our local community and charities through fundraising events.

Additional information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Programmes Manager Katie Hillier on (01225) 383368 or email kgh25@bath.ac.uk however, please ensure your application is submitted via the University website.

During 2025/26 we are offering hybrid working in the Faculty Professional Services Staff team. This means you must work part of the week on campus in the office and you may also work part of the week from home.

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 equity 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.