Role & Department Overview
We are seeking a proactive and organised temporary Administrator to support our team during the busy university exam period. This is a busy and varied role involving coordination of exam-related administration, responding to student and staff queries, maintaining accurate records, and supporting the smooth running of assessment processes.
The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work calmly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Experience of administrative work and confident use of Microsoft Office are advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys collaborative working and providing high-quality administrative support during a key period in the academic year.
Pay Rate: £13.70 per hour plus £1.65 holiday
pay
Start Date: 1st June 2026
End Date: 28th August 2026
Job Description
- Dealing with face-to-face and online enquiries relating to the assessment period.Typically, these will be students and academic or administrative members of staff.
- Checking exam scripts and ensuring that the marking process is carried out in a fair and rigorous manner.
- Assisting with the setting up of arrangements for non- standard exam settings.
- Transporting exam scripts from venue to the department.
- Archiving of exams and coursework scripts
- Scanning of exam scripts to send to external examiners
Person Specification
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Confident communicator with good written and verbal communication skills
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Professional and approachable manner when dealing with staff and students
Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially and appropriately
Flexible and adaptable approach to work during peak operational periods
Working in this role will help develop the following
skills and experience:
- Collaboration
- Creativity
- Curiosity
- Emotional Intelligence
- Exercising Professional
Judgement - Flexibility
You are required to submit a cover
letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will
not be considered.
Please note:
Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to
individuals living in the UK.
Under the terms
of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however,
hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in
demand.
Adverts that
display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to
close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise
you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.