Programme Administration Manager - Nursing and Midwifery - College of Medicine and Health - 583

Job Description Position Details College of Medicine and Health
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Grade: 7
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 8th September 2026
Zoom Info Session If you are unsure as to whether this is the role for you, have any questions, or just want to learn more, we invite you to join us at a Zoom session. This will be a group open discussion session where you can learn more about the role, ask questions, and hear more about what it's like to work at the University of Birmingham Please see below for details:
When: 2nd September  – 16.45pm Register in advance for this meeting by emailing Philippa McLeish  ;
Louise Batchelor  or Sue Geraghty
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Our offer to you People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to be a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
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Role Summary To lead and manage a large diverse team of Professional Services staff to deliver an effective and efficient administrative service for the Postgraduate Taught programmes in the College of Medicine and Health.
The post holder will be part of the Education Services and Support team within the College of Medicine and Health which consists of over 100 Professional Services staff who work together to support and enable the delivery of education through our academic colleagues across Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes.
Main Duties

• Manage, develop and support a large team of Senior Education Support Administrators and Education Support Administrators.
• Responsible for developing and delivering an administration service that is compliant, accurate, and consistently meets the required quality and delivery standards.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of university regulations, policies and procedures, and regularly provide technical advice, guidance and support to colleagues, ensuring that the administration team have the level of knowledge and understanding to enable them to work to the requirements of their roles.
• Recruit and develop staff,…