In this 18-month fixed term role, you would be a senior member of the University of Greater Manchester's 20-strong Academic Support Service, contributing to the effective management and organisation of administrative functions to support academic programmes.  Team members in this role provide leadership and motivation in collaboration with academic and professional colleagues to ensure that an excellent quality of provision of administrative services is achieved and maintained at all times. The post holder will coordinate a complex range of activities to maximise resource utilisation and added value.

This particular vacancy will be focused on administrative involvement with student Special Circumstances, Fitness to Practice and administration of Academic Malpractice meetings. The successful applicant will be able to work flexibly to come alongside other Senior Academic Administrator colleagues and support as needed in peak periods across schools.

All post holders are required to take ownership of their own performance and the relationships they build with students, partners, the public and colleagues, demonstrating a positive attitude and commitment to their work. They are also expected to supervise and mentor other administrators in their immediate team.

 All post holders are required to work flexibly and to work across the university and the service as demand necessitates.

We are looking for a candidate with in-depth knowledge of academic administration, ideally with knowledge of SITS and able to demonstrate a highly professional attitude with on-campus and partnership colleagues.

Successful applicants will be required to prove their right to work in the UK prior to the commencement of their employment.  

Whilst the University of Greater Manchester is a licensed sponsor, under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) not all roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. 

This position may not meet the criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). 

Eligibility will be assessed in line with the Home Office requirements at the time of making the offer.  

For further information, please visit:  https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job 

Closing Date: 01 May 2026

Section: Professional Support

Salary: £29,588 to £34,610 per annum

Within a team of 3 Academic Administration Assistants, this role involves shared monitoring of several key frontline inboxes for the Academic Support Services Team (total of 20 members), resolving queries directly where possible, and forwarding messaged on others where necessary. In addition to general administration queries, this role involves the sorting and logging of student Special Circumstances requests, with use of excel and Microsoft Sharepoint. Applicants will also need to be willing to be trained on the university finance system to log purchase orders that come into the Purchasing inbox. 

Other regular duties include post, stationery monitoring, answering the phone and transcript printing. This does not exclude any other tasks that may arise as appropriate to this this role level and within the Academic Support Service Team needs.

All post holders are required to take ownership of their own performance and the relationships they build with students, partners, the public and colleagues, demonstrating a positive attitude and commitment to their work.

Successful applicants will be required to prove their right to work in the UK prior to the commencement of their employment.  

Whilst the University of Greater Manchester is a licensed sponsor, under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) not all roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. 

This position may not meet the criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). 

Eligibility will be assessed in line with the Home Office requirements at the time of making the offer.  

For further information, please visit:  https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job

Closing Date: 28 Apr 2026

Section: Professional Support

Salary: £23,751 to £25,804 per annum

We are looking for an individual who has a great attention to detail, works well in a team but is able to manage their own workload, and will thrive in dynamic higher education context. 

As a member of the Academic Support Service, you would contribute to the effective operation of administrative functions to support academic programmes. Team members in this role actively collaborate with academic and professional colleagues to ensure that an excellent quality of provision of administrative services is achieved and maintained at all times. The post-holder will contribute to a complex range of activities to maximise resource utilisation and added value.

Tasks include in this role are maintenance of student records, liaising with academic schools and partner institutions, acting as service officer for meetings and exam boards, and processing of student results. 

 All post holders are required to take ownership of their own performance and the relationships they build with students, partners, the public and colleagues, demonstrating a positive attitude and commitment to their work.

All post holders are required to work flexibly and to work across the university and the service as demand necessitates.

Successful applicants will be required to prove their right to work in the UK prior to the commencement of their employment.  

Whilst the University of Greater Manchester is a licensed sponsor, under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) not all roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. 

This position may not meet the criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). 

Eligibility will be assessed in line with the Home Office requirements at the time of making the offer.  

For further information, please visit:  https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job 

Closing Date: 28 Apr 2026

Section: Professional Support

Salary: £26,093 to £28,778 per annum