e-Portfolio Project Assistant Administrator

Are you an experienced administrator looking to work on a high-profile education project?

About the role

You will report to the Senior Programme Administrator within the Professional Development Unit in the Faculty of Health. The main responsibility of the role is to ensure the smooth running of the e-Portfolio project, alongside the academic team delivering the project's outputs for NHS England / the Department of Health and Social Care.

Specific responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):

• Harvesting data on incoming candidates from the NHS England Dashboard.
• Enrolling cohorts onto the Student Records System, processing withdrawals, completions and interruptions
• Providing administrative support to certain examinations
• Monitoring the e-Portfolio inbox and providing accurate and timely responses to enquiries.
• Organising and administering meetings relating to the e-Portfolio project.

For more information on Faculty of Health please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis until 30 June 2028 due to Business Demand.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact James Mitchell: by email at ***email_hidden***

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

What we’re looking for

• Experience of office administration, ideally in the Education sector or related to project work.
• A passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Effective communication skills in both verbal and written forms.
• The ability to work as part of a broader team but also to use their own initiative.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

The Professional Development Unit operates across the Faculty of Health to support the delivery of flexible Masters and Degree level programmes of study for registered healthcare professionals. The Unit also supports non-academic-credit-bearing work in response to NHS demand, such as the e-Portfolio project.

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Our Offer

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages