Grow Your Own Graduate Programme Principal's Office Administrator
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Job Title: Grow Your Own Principals Office Administrator
Salary: 28995 per annum (with progression to 31225)
Grade: C
Type: Permanent Full-time
Interview Date : 10 July 2025
Location: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) Birmingham City University
Eligibility:
This vacancy is open to 2024 graduates from the academic years 2023/24 and 2024/25. To be eligible you must have completedor be due to completeyour course between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2025 and must no longer be studying.
As you are applying for a role as part of the Grow Your Own Graduate Programme you will need to contact a member of the Careers team to receive support with the application process to ensure the best chance of success. You will also receive communications around future Grow Your Own opportunities and support sessions. Alternatively please email for more information and to arrange a consultation.
About the Role
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) is seeking to appoint a dedicated and detail-oriented Principals Office Administrator to join our team on a permanent basis.
You will play a crucial role in supporting the Principals Office with a wide range of administrative duties working closely with the Principal Vice Principals and colleagues across RBC Birmingham City University and external organisations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and proactive individual looking to build a career in administration within a vibrant creative and highly respected educational institution.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide proactive administrative support on a day-to-day basis
- Maintain accurate records of Visiting Lecturers including processing timesheets creating payroll imports tracking hours and expenses and managing recruitment processes
- Monitor budgets across Music (including Junior Conservatoire) and Acting departments
- Support general administrative tasks such as raising purchase orders arranging travel and servicing meetings
- Respond professionally to queries from staff students and visitors
- Assist other team members and provide cover when required
Essential Requirements
- Educated to degree level or possess equivalent experience
- Proven administrative IT and customer service experience in a complex environment
- Ability to work independently use initiative and propose effective solutions
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word Excel Access and PowerPoint
- Professional confident and courteous communication skills suitable for working with senior staff external partners and students
Desirable Skills
- Experience with budget monitoring purchasing and international travel arrangements
- Previous experience in an educational or creative environment particularly within Music or the Performing Arts
About Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Part of Birmingham City University RBC is one of the UKs leading conservatoires offering world-class training for musicians actors and theatre professionals. Our Music division moved into a 57 million purpose-built facility on the City Centre Campus in 2017 with our Acting division located nearby.
RBC provides a dynamic and inclusive learning environment for around 1300 students from around the globe supported by a diverse team of internationally recognised teaching staff. We offer a full range of junior foundation undergraduate and postgraduate programmes underpinned by a commitment to excellence creativity and innovation.
Birmingham City University is deeply committed to equality diversity and inclusivity at all levels in the organisation and to addressing underrepresentation in our workforce to ensure we are truly representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds and communities for this role and particularly welcome applications from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants.
The University is proudly Disability Confident. This means amongst other things that we commit to offering a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who fully meet the essential criteria for each role.
How to Apply
To view the full Job Description and apply please click the link below:
Job Description - Administrator
The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
