Department Administrator (Temporary Assignment)
We are seeking to recruit a Department Administrator who will be based in the Department of Health & Community Sciences, part of the University of Exeter’s Medical School. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing a crucial frontline service to support departmental objectives.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Diary management, meeting coordination, and travel arrangements for academic staff;
- Expense claims, purchase orders, in compliance with university financial and HR policies;
- Onboarding new starters and managing office operations including room bookings, IT equipment, and parking permits;
- Organisation of internal events and guest speaker series;
- Support with production of departmental newsletters and communications.
This role is available from 3rd August 2026 for 12 weeks, working up to 22 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed with the successful applicant).
The salary will be £18.08 per hour (inclusive of holiday allowance.
About You
Essential Criteria:
- Proven administrative experience in a people-facing role and a fast-paced environment;
- Strong organisational and communication skills;
- Confidence handling financial processes and purchasing procedures;
- Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative;
- Ability to manage a varied workload;
Strong IT skills and experience of using Microsoft packages.
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Desirable Criteria:
- Experience working in a Higher Education setting or other large organisation;
- Experience of hybrid working.
To apply for this assignment, or for more information, please email your CV and a covering letter to Kerrie Gove, Department Manager, for review ([email protected]). Please be aware that the role will be recruited by the department directly, so please direct all queries to the address provided.
If successful you will be engaged as a temporary worker under the University’s Temporary Worker Terms and Conditions, and claim for your work on a hourly basis on the University’s online timesheet system. Following acceptance of an offer you will be required to complete a Temporary Worker Registration Form and conduct a right to work check. The work cannot start until these steps have been taken. The full temporary worker process can be found on this webpage.
If successful you will be engaged as a temporary worker under the University’s Temporary Worker Terms and Conditions, and claim for your work on a hourly basis on the University’s online timesheet system.
Following acceptance of the role you will be required to register on our Recruitment Hub and complete the necessary onboarding steps, including a right to work check. The work cannot start until these steps have been taken.
The full temporary worker process can be found on this webpage.
