Senior Administrator: Falmouth School of Art in Penryn

An opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Administrator to join our small and supportive team for a fixed term from September 2026 to the end of June 2027. This post is within Falmouth University’s Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication (encompassing Falmouth School of Art, the Institute of Photography and the School of Communication). The Faculty Administration team is instrumental in contributing to Falmouth’s excellent student experience; contracting Visiting Lecturers from across the creative industries to work with our students, arranging local, regional or international study trips, purchasing materials for student shows, exhibitions and events, taking part in Student Staff Liaison Group meetings, supporting academic staff to progress their research projects - we’re at the heart of the faculty.

Our team provides administrative support, advice and guidance to academics across the faculty. This post will primarily support courses within Falmouth School of Art and involve working closely with another Senior Administrator who shares the week for that department. It may require providing cover for other Senior Administrators in our team who primarily support the faculty’s other two departments. Falmouth University is an inspiring, creative and supportive place to work. This fixed term position offers the right candidate the opportunity to build on existing skills and gain experience of some of our systems, platforms and processes over the course of a full undergraduate year cycle.

You will have a proactive, flexible and solution-focused approach, with a proven ability to provide support in a busy environment. The ability to work collaboratively as part of the Faculty Administration Team is essential, and having worked administratively in higher or further education would be beneficial to the role. We are looking for candidates with the following skills/experience:

• Proficiency to a high level in Microsoft Office applications, including using Teams and SharePoint for file and document management and Outlook for meeting scheduling and email.
• Confidence in mastering a range of systems, platforms and processes and in taking opportunities to inform continuous improvement of some of these.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication with colleagues and external contacts, with proven ability to convey information in a clear and accurate manner and a desire to resolve issues.
• Confidence to work unsupervised, forward planning and managing your workload and prioritising appropriately to meet multiple deadlines.

This is a fixed term maternity cover from September 2026 to June 2027, part-time position working 28 hours per week with a working pattern of 9am-5pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The post is based at our Falmouth Campus, with the possibility of a hybrid working style for part of the week.

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

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.