TR - Department Administrator (Temporary Assignment)

About The Role

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 3 rd 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.

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 ( K.L.Gove@exeter.ac.uk ). 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 .

About Us

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 .