About The Role

With 120 years’ creative arts experience, Falmouth University are on a quest to offer the highest standards of teaching and professional facilities, as well as a vibrant creative community. With over 7,000 students, our portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and postgraduate research represents the breadth of the creative industries, from art, design and fashion, to games, music, film and business.

In support of this we are currently seeking two enthusiastic Senior Administrators:

Post 1: (35 hours per week)

This role is within the Faculty of Screen, Technology & Performance supporting the Games Academy. This post will be based on our Penryn Campus and a hybrid working style can be supported.

Post 2: (21 hours per week, with scope for precise working pattern to be determined with the successful applicant).

This role is within the Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication (encompassing Falmouth School of Art, the Institute of Photography and the School of Communication) and is based primarily at our Falmouth Campus and a hybrid working style can be supported.

These posts play a key role in offering administrative support to academics and students across the courses within these growing departments.

About You

The ideal candidates will have previous experience of undertaking a wide range of administrative duties, be proficient to an advanced level in utilising Microsoft Office applications and be able to demonstrate an ability to take responsibility for tasks and deliver according to deadlines.

These roles require a proactive and flexible approach and a proven ability to forward plan a workload and provision of support across a busy annual cycle.

The following skills/experience are required:

Experience of providing administrative support across departments and functions
Previous experience of working in a customer-focused environment including the provision of advice and guidance
Well-developed interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication with colleagues and external contacts
Proven ability to convey information in a clear and accurate manner and a desire to resolve issues.
Experience of managing projects and organising complex events.
Coordination and management of committee meetings

For further details on the skills/experience required for these roles, please see the full job description above.

If you are looking to have an informal discussion about the vacancies ahead of applying, please email [email protected].

The closing date for these positions is Sunday 2 March 2025.

Please make clear in your supporting statement whether you are applying for both posts, and - if not - which of the two positions you are applying for.

About Us

For more than 120 years, Falmouth University has been a hub of creative and technological education and change. We are Cornwall’s University, a strong local and anchor institution within its defining rural and coastal community.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional higher education and research, harnessing the fusion of creativity and technology as foundations of the future economy. We use our knowledge and expertise in these disciplines to generate positive and sustainable opportunities for all.

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer excellent benefits, including:

- Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%.

- 28 days + 8 days bank holiday.

- Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached)

- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay/Adoption Pay

- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)

- Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme

- Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

- Life Assurance

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.

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