Job Description

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Location

Brighton, UK###

Hours

Full time considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE/ 36.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).###

Salary

Grade 5 starting at 29,959 to 34,132 per annum, pro rata if part time.###

Contract Type

Permanent

About the role



The role is based in the Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities. We are seeking to appoint a full-time Senior Coordinator to lead a small team and coordinate support for a range of courses within the faculty.



This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy and vibrant unit that is innovating its teaching provision. You will be responsible for administering the School's courses and teaching support processes, including quality assurance systems. The post will provide an opportunity for working with a friendly team of staff. The successful candidate will have excellent organization, planning, communication, IT, Data analytics and customer service skills.

About you



In collaboration with the Senior Education Manager and Assistant Education Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of Coordinators. This includes facilitating staff orientation, delivering training, and conducting achievement and development reviews.



You will take initiative in overseeing the delegation of tasks across the team, ensuring responsibilities are aligned with each member's role and expertise. You will also lead both internal and external communications on behalf of the team, ensuring clarity, consistency, and professionalism.



A comprehensive understanding of the team's functions is essential. You will achieve this by actively participating in departmental meetings, contributing relevant data analysis and presentations, and ensuring the team's responsibilities are clearly represented and understood within the wider faculty.

Additionally, you will support teaching-related planning by maintaining data schedules, organizing instructional sessions, and overseeing the coordination efforts of the team.



A key aspect of the role involves responding to inquiries from staff, students, and visitors in an efficient, informed, and courteous manner.

This sets out current duties of the post that may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed.

About our Faculty



Media, Arts and Humanities is a Faculty that brings together a wide range of disciplines including English, History, Art History, Philosophy, Media, Film, Music and Language Studies. The Faculty of Media, Arts and Humanities offers a vibrant platform for high-quality teaching and learning, and cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, combining theory, practice, activism and critical and creative work.

For students there is a real focus on graduate employability, with an exciting industry facing curriculum with work placements and strong links with cultural institutions such as the BBC and museums, theatres, and galleries around the world.

Why work here



Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information



Please contact Senior Education Manager, Hayley Bowerman for informal enquiries at H.L.Bowerman@sussex.ac.uk

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Please be aware that any role graded below 5.3 or 30,960 per annum will not be eligible sponsorship.###


July 3, 2025 5:59 PM###

Expected Interview Date

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Expected Start Date

August 2025###

Fixed Term Contract Duration