Operations Coordinator

A successful university campus is about so much more than buildings. It's about the environment, the atmosphere and the people – creating that sense of home that will help students feel safe, secure, and help them thrive.

Here at UPP we currently have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Coordinator to join our Operations Team, supporting the London and South region Operations Directors and their teams.   

This is a full-time fixed term contract until the end of December 2026 working 37.5 hours per week. The salary is £30,900 per annum.

Based in Reading, the Operations Coordinator will provide administrative, organisational and project co-ordination support to the Operations Team. 

Role responsibilities include:

Manage the coordination of meetings, including liaising with clients, provisions of papers and productions of minutes and action logs

Event organisation and logistics, including collation and formatting of presentations, workshop packs, venue and travel arrangements

Provision of administration and project coordination support for projects including site mobilisations and the busy out-take and intake periods

Managing and maintaining specific administrative tasks and data sets, including the analysis and presentation of data

Maintain a range of action trackers, performance data and information with a view to driving improvements and sharing good practice and operational processes across our portfolio

Providing a professional and customer focussed interface for the Operations team for both internal and external customers

We are looking for a highly organised, professional and efficient administrator with experience of working in a fast paced commercial environment, focussed on providing support and delivering information to a senior management team.

An attention to detail and confidentiality are pre-requites of the role, along with having an excellent knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

You will have a 'can do' attitude with excellent communication, people, and organisational skills, with the ability to effectively coordinate a busy workload to meet deadlines.

You will also be flexible to work (with notice) additional hours when the needed, especially during the main student arrival and departure weekends. 

In return, we are offering a fun and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, training, two paid volunteering days each year, cycle to work scheme, store discounts, as well as discounts from a variety of top retailers, restaurants gyms and more.

UPP welcome all applications and recognise the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture, which reflects the communities we work with and has a positive impact on our people, our student residents, and our university partners. 

We understand all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please advise us of any adjustments which would support you through our recruitment process and help you to thrive at work.

Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect, are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.

We are a team with energy, pace and passion; if that sounds like you, apply today.

Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting, inclusive of employment referencing covering the past three years and you may be subject to additional vetting and barring checks to ensure your suitability for the role, which could include completing a basic DBS.