Departmental Administration Coordinator

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Departmental Administration Coordinator to join our Student Services team. Edge Hill University has a long history of providing support services to students of a personal and welfare nature to enable them to focus on their studies and to support them in achieving their maximum academic potential.

The Departmental Administration Coordinator is required to coordinate and manage the administrative functions for Student Services, provide Personal Assistant services to the Director of Student Services, administrative support to the Leadership Team, and deputise for the Head of Student Support when required. The post holder will line manage the services Compliance Officer post. Within this role you will have the ability and willingness to use your own initiative, with mínimal supervision and to problem solve efficiently and effectively.

About You

As the Departmental Administration Coordinator you will have:

- The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines for multiple customers whilst maintaining meticulous and accurate attention to detail and balancing multiple priorities.
- Experience of senior administration duties and the ability to provide personal assistant services to the Director.
- Excellent oral and written communication and customer service skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with people at all levels both internal and external to the organisation.
- Experience of financial administrative support (budget administration and financial reconciliation.)
- Demonstrable experience of minute/ note taking and production of management information and reports.
- Experience of line managing staff and an ability to motivate and inspire others.

Rewards & Benefits
- A minimum of 23 annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
- Free foreign language evening classes
- Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
- Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
- Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
- A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career.
- Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success storyan institution that improves and impresses year after year” - Times Higher Education

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £30,487.00-£32,982.00 per year

Expected hours: 29 per week

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person