Programmes Manager (ED

About the role

Working closely with another Programmes Manager you will lead the Taught Programmes Team in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

This is an exciting opportunity to manage and enhance the staff and student experience of programme administration within the Faculty. 

This role will cover a breadth of policy and procedures related to academic quality and standards, student experience, and more generally the student lifecycle. 

The Faculty offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses and research across such diverse subjects as economics, education, politics, languages, sport, psychology and social sciences. 

Our professional services teams play a crucial role in supporting academic excellence and delivering an outstanding student experience.

You will combine leadership skills with energy, enthusiasm and strategic thinking to lead by example and support the team to provide an efficient professional service. 

You should be able to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with a range of colleagues of varying seniority and students. 

With a large team and line management responsibilities you should have excellent organisational skills, be a good team player and be able to successfully manage your workload, as well as stakeholder expectations.

Our ideal candidate

You will have:

Significant experience of programme administration and general understanding of the HE sectorExperience of line-managementLeadership skills to support implementation of change and evolving policies and processesWell-develop influence and relationship building skillsA willingness to embrace change and positivity

Additional information

This role is open-ended and offered on a full-time or part-time basis (0.8).

For an informal discussion, please contact the Assistant Registrar, Rachel Acres (e-mail: [email protected]). However, please ensure your application is submitted via the University website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. 

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 12 Jan 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £38,784 to £46,049