Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Fixed Term Contract until Sept 2027

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of Department/Role

An exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Directorate Administration Team within Digital and Student Experience (DASE). As a Directorate Administrator, you will provide high-quality executive and administrative support to the Chief Digital and Student Experience Office and executives across four areas, Academic Registry, Digital, Library and Student Services helping to ensure effective governance, strong communication and business continuity.

Working with colleagues across DASE and the wider University, you will coordinate a diverse range of activities including (but not limited to):


Provides consistent executive support and helps maintain business continuity.

Provides administrative support for confidential management matters, handling sensitive information and correspondence with discretion and professionalism.

Coordinates governance processes, reporting activities and Directorate-wide communications.

Supports managers with all aspects of the recruitment process.

Monitors and reports on Health, Safety and Wellbeing compliance requirements.

Maintains key Directorate information, records, systems and digital resources.

Supports continuous improvement initiatives, staff engagement activities, leadership visibility programmes and the delivery of key DASE and University priorities.

Coordinates Directorate meetings, action tracking, events and stakeholder engagement activities.

Supports workforce planning, compliance monitoring and the production of management information and reports.

You will be an organised, proactive and professional administrator with experience of providing high-quality support within a busy and complex environment. You will be confident managing a varied workload, coordinating multiple activities and maintaining excellent attention to detail while meeting competing deadlines. You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and be committed to delivering an efficient, responsive and professional service while maintaining confidentiality when handling sensitive information and management matters.

You will be confident using a range of digital tools and systems to support day-to-day activities, while a commitment to excellent customer service, continuous improvement and collaborative working will enable you to contribute positively to team objectives and Directorate success.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is Flexible and connected (Professional Services).

Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that there will be a relatively even balance between time spent on and off campus; but in most cases the work location will be determined by the service required or the tasks/activities being undertaken.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 21st October 2026
Closing date for applications: 9th November 2026
Interviews to be held: w/c TBA- November 2026

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Deborah Pentecost, Directorate Manager, Deborah.pentecost@canterbury.ac.uk

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.