Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hub Senior Administrator

Research, Education & Knowledge Exchange represents the lifeblood of the University of Southampton. It powers everything we do, from our innovative teaching methods to our growing portfolio of spin-out companies, enabling the development of products and services for the benefit of individuals, businesses and the wider economy. 

The University is ranked as one of the world’s top 1% of universities, we know what it takes to create an exceptional learner experience. We are also a founding member of the Russell Group, an organisation of 24 top UK universities committed to maintaining the highest research and teaching standards. 

The University of Southampton has an established and growing experience in the design and delivery of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Lifelong Learning materials. This includes a range of defined and bespoke courses covering diverse subjects from executive business training to healthcare professional development to training in software engineering to humanities courses.

Research and Innovation Services (RIS) support academic and research staff fulfil their research and enterprise objectives by providing expert advice and assistance in research funding, bid support and management, collaborations with industry and other strategic partners.  The University has established a CPD Hub within RIS to enable the growth of CPD activity and provide a consistent and excellent CPD & Lifelong Learner experience for external partners and audiences.

We are therefore recruiting a Senior Administrator to join our new CPD Hub. You will be part of a dedicated hub team that is responsible for the coordinated administration and delivery of non-credit bearing and credit-bearing CPD courses, as well as supporting registration, payment, reporting, and management of course delivery via a Virtual Learning Environment.

You will be IT literate and have excellent communication skills, be well-organised with the ability to multi-task and to work well as part of a busy and successful team. You will be a self-starter and enjoy the challenge of making things happen in a fast-moving environment. You will have strong office experience in a customer-focused environment. Experience in working in a similar capacity within the Higher Education sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

Our vision and mission at the University of Southampton is to have a community where staff and students feel welcome, supported and valued. RIS fosters a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity, encouraging applicants from diverse backgrounds, with the belief that excellence will be achieved through recognising the value of every individual. Our flexible working practices, including an emerging hybrid working model, where employees can split their working time between the office and home, support our belief that this balance brings long-lasting benefits for our institution as well as our people. For this role candidates will need to be on campus regularly and to be available to attend meetings and events externally as required.