Programmes Officer

Programmes Officer (PGT/Online/Short Courses)

The Faculty of Science is home to a diverse range of disciplines, world-class teaching, and cutting-edge research. We are dedicated to providing an outstanding experience for all our students, whether they are studying on campus, online, or through flexible learning pathways.

Join us in shaping the future of our education portfolio and supporting the next generation of scientific innovators. You'll be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development.

You will have significant experience in administrative support—ideally within higher education—and an understanding of the student lifecycle, particularly in postgraduate or digital learning contexts. You should be confident managing multiple priorities, with strong attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience coordinating postgraduate or online programmes and assessments.
• Is digitally literate and confident using systems such as Moodle, SITS, or Power BI.
• Can lead a team effectively.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and contributes to process improvements.
• Is adaptable, resourceful, and committed to delivering high-quality service.

An interest in technology-enhanced learning and experience supporting academic programmes would be a strong advantage.

We offer opportunities for training, career development, and progression and a flexible, hybrid working environment.

This is a full-time (36.5 hours) permanent post. If additional detail is required which is not contained in this advert and the job description/person specification, please contact the Team Manager (Operations) Paula Gabriel:

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 equality 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. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.