The School of Modern Languages invites applications for the position of Office Coordinator.

As Office Coordinator, you will lead the School Office team and direct the delivery of its administrative operations. Working closely with the School Manager, you will be responsible for setting operational priorities, managing workloads, and ensuring that service standards and deadlines are met. You will also have specific responsibilities for assessment operations and related teaching administration matters – including administering end-of-module written examinations, overseeing reporting of marks and grades, and providing professional support to the School’s Director of Teaching. You will deputise for the School Manager in their absence – providing a point of contact for matters normally handled by the School Manager and ensuring that the Head of School has support with any urgent matters.

For this role, you must have experience in further- or higher-education administration as well as experience of leading a team. You must be able to demonstrate a confident, positive, and constructive approach to leading people and an ability to foster a positive and a collegiate team dynamic. You will be able to demonstrate a strong sense of personal leadership, high-level communication skills, and the ability to plan, organise, and prioritise your own work and that of others.

 Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

For informal enquiries, we encourage those considering applying to contact the the School Manager, Mr Brett Dodgson - email: bsd3@st-andrews.ac.uk

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

Closing Date: 30 May 2025

Please quote ref: CG2303DD

Further Particulars: CG2303DD FPs.doc

School of Modern Languages

Salary: £31,637 - £37,174 per annum

Start Date:  1 August 2025