Department Coordinator (SS14045)

About the role

The Faculty of Science is looking for a pro-active and self-motivated individual to join our team, to support the delivery of University of Bath Pharmacy education at the University of Plymouth campus. You will play a key role in providing administrative support to the Bath MPharm at Plymouth staff team, including reception and enquiry management, data management/processing, minute taking and organising key department events. 

About you

Delivering excellent service matters to us, as well as student and staff wellbeing and University reputation. If this approach resonates with you and you are a good teammate who also enjoys taking initiative, we would encourage you to apply.

The postholder will work collaboratively to deliver a high-quality standard of support, ensuring that services are efficient, effective and adapt to changing circumstances. The postholder must be able to prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines on their own initiative, and to learn new systems and procedures rapidly.

In fulfilling these functions, the postholder will collaborate with colleagues across the University of Bath and University of Plymouth, as well as the academic leadership team based locally. This is a busy and varied role involving daily communication with academic staff and students, and the postholder needs to have excellent organisational skills, to demonstrate good use of initiative, and have the ability to multi-task and prioritise.

Further information

This role is advertised part-time at 0.6FTE based at the University of Plymouth Campus. Applications from suitably qualified candidates seeking a role which offers part time working, hybrid working, job-sharing and other forms of flexible employment are welcome.

For more information please visit - Join the University of Bath MPharm at Plymouth.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Sarah Paine at [email protected].

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. 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. 

What we can offer you 

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:

Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceGenerous employer contributory pension schemesCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and moreAn excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expensesEmployee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

Staff support groups and networksA network of Staff Wellbeing ChampionsA suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

                                                     

Closing Date: 12 Nov 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £27,241 to £30,986