Overview
Department Coordinator (ED13646) – Bath, BA2 7AY
About the role
The Department Coordinator role is an exciting, multifaceted role that is never the same from one day to the next.
As an integral part of the operations team, you will work with colleagues within your own department, as well as members of the team in other departments and in the faculty office.
The successful applicant will play a key role in the ongoing success of our Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies with involvement in a large number of key events and processes.
Opportunities to work with academic staff, students and other professional services staff as well as opportunities to engage with CPD internally are encouraged.
There are also opportunities to engage with projects across the faculty, in various work-streams and working groups which allows you to have a direct impact alongside your core responsibilities.
If you are applying for this role, you should be a good communicator who is adaptable and enjoys having a variety of tasks in their workload.
Additional information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Toby Wellington (trw37@bath.ac.uk), or Hannah Mason (hmgc20@bath.ac.uk).
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 equity 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:
- Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
- Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.
Be Well at Bath
We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:
- Staff support groups and networks
- A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
- A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive
Find out more about being at your best at Bath.
Closing Date: 01 Jun 2026
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £26,707 to £30,378
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