School Administrator (SC4997) in Norwich

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a School Administrator to join Faculty Professional Services to provide proactive administrative support to academic colleagues, professional services staff and University services, supporting the delivery of School activities and an excellent student experience.

Key duties of the role include:

• Supporting admissions, recruitment and student engagement activities;
• Maintaining and developing School social media, website content and marketing materials;
• Coordinating applicant, student, alumni and external engagement events;
• Providing administrative support for committees, meetings and academic leadership activities;
• Supporting financial and staffing administration;
• Responding to enquiries from a wide range of stakeholders;
• Contributing to the delivery of apprenticeship provision and other School activities where required.

You will have experience of working with administrative systems and office procedures, prioritising competing workloads, supporting meetings and follow-up actions, maintaining web and social media content, and delivering excellent customer service. You will possess strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to work independently and collaboratively, and a commitment to delivering high-quality service in a busy and varied environment.

This full-time post is available from 1 August 2026 on an indefinite basis, and will be aligned to the School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology.

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Please note that the job advert for this post will close once we receive sufficient applications from suitable candidates. We therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible.

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure. For an informal discussion about the post please contact Brigitte Nelson via b.nelson@uea.ac.uk.