Job Description

The School of Social Sciences are looking to appoint a Senior Department Administrator. The successful candidate should have significant experience of providing excellent administrative support and experience of line management of a PS team. They must possess excellent problem solving and negotiation skills. They will engage in communities of practice to achieve continuous business improvement and standardisation, working in collaboration with colleagues in the Faculty and the wider University. The post-holder will be responsible for the line management of a small team of colleagues in the School department support team.


The School Senior Administrator is a key operational role in the School. The post holder will support the Deputy School Operations Manager [DSOM] and School Operations Manager [SOM] to deliver key operations activities across the School, and within departments, and to ensure efficient and effective support, advice and guidance is provided to all stakeholders. Operating as part of the interdepartmental School Operations Team and reporting into the Deputy School Operations Manager, the post-holder will undertake projects and champion activities on behalf of the School.


We are seeking someone with a demonstrable and successful track record of independent and collaborative problem solving and who can foster a culture of team work, whilst being able to support and develop continuous improvement to process and performance across the business area.


The ideal candidate for this role must demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly within a culture of continuous improvement. Additionally they should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What you will get in return:

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays Additional paid closure over the Christmas period Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.


Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here


Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Carla Liburd


Email: carla.liburd@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.