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Educational Leadership Centre Administrator

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1121685


Newcastle University


16/11/2026


3 Months


Flexible up to 20 hours


Not Applicable

Pay


£14.15


£1.71

Description

Role

Newcastle University is offering an exciting opportunity for a student, working with the School of HASS Faculty Office.This opportunity is open to all Newcastle University students.
This role is expected to be for up to 20 hours per week either in the office or home working between the hours of 8am - 5pm. Working days and times are flexible. There is a strong possibility that this role will be extended until the end of March.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator in Newcastle University’s Educational Leadership Centre. We have delivered National Professional Qualifications, leadership programmes for people working in schools which are accredited by the Department for Education, since their inception, and more recently we have become a national assessment partner for NPQs with the National Institute of Teaching. We currently partner with both the National Institute of Teaching and University College London’s Institute of Education for delivery in the North East. We also deliver the Early Career Framework for newly qualified teachers, as well as bespoke leadership training to schools and MATs in the region, as well as hosting a network of leaders in Professional Development to enable networking and co-creation of quality programmes. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with strong administration, IT, proof-reading, communication and organisational skills to support the administrative and technical processes surrounding the delivery of these projects. You will work alongside the Professional Services Manager and Programme Director to provide administrative support to ensure the smooth and effective running of our programmes.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support for associated staff (both internal and external) involved in delivery of our programmes, whilst ensuring that policies, deadlines and standards are met.
  • Carry out proof-reading of assessor feedback to ensure it is of the highest quality as part of our role of Assessment partner.
  • Use various project specific systems, and Learning Platforms, including accessing and updating data, running reports and managing documents relating to the running of the programmes.
  • Support marketing activities, designing and posting basic social media content to promote the programmes.
  • Update internal and external systems consistently, ensuring accuracy of data, producing reports for both internal and external use.
  • Build trust-based professional relationships and manage correspondence with strategic leads in schools.
  • Provide secretarial support where necessary - preparing agendas, supporting documentation, taking minutes etc.

Skills and experience
Essential Skills

  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet strict deadlines.
  • Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team, sharing relevant and useful information with others, keeping other team members up to date with progress, and willing to help others and share workloads.
  • Adopts an active and positive approach to forward planning and problem solving.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Confidence to advise students and staff on matters of regulation and procedure.
  • Excellent IT skills, including good knowledge of Microsoft Office, processes and procedures and experience working with Learning Management Systems.
  • Uses systems and tools to ensure records and audit trails are clear and up to date.
Desirable Skills
  • Knowledge of recruitment and marketing activities via multiple channels for example social media, mail-outs, email campaigns and web presence
  • Ability to create simple marketing designs for fliers and social media

Location
King George VI building (Hybrid)

Additional information

How to Apply: Please apply with an up-to-date CV and Cover Letter. Closing date for applications is midnight on 08/11/26.
Please also include your interview availability. These are planned to take place on the 11/11/26 or on 13/11/26.

Please note, by applying for this role your contact details will be shared with the hiring manager as part of the recruitment process.

Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

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