SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION

JOB DESCRIPTION
Team Coordinator
Part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed term (one year)
£18,000 pro rata (£30,000 FTE)

Location:  Hybrid working, normally 2 days per week in the SRHE offices at Society House,
Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, and 1 day from home.

Job Title:
Reporting to:
Key working relationships:  CEO, Manager: Operations and Finance, Conference and Events
Manager, Engagement and Development Manager, Finance Officer.

Team Coordinator
Manager: Operations & Finance/CEO

Background
The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) is an independent and financially
self-supporting international learned Society and UK registered charity. The Society’s
primary role is to improve the quality of higher education through facilitating knowledge
exchange, encouraging discourse, and the publication of research. The Society supports and
sustains an international membership of researchers.

Summary of Role
The Society for Research into Higher Education is seeking a Team Coordinator to support and
work with the small Executive team across all their activities.

Broadly the work of the Society involves supporting a global community of individuals
working in higher education and encompasses organising an annual conference, seminars,
professional training workshops and network events; supporting research into policy and
practice in higher education; undertaking journal and book publications and maintaining
regular and frequent communications with its community and members.

This is a new role working collaboratively within a small professional team, offering plenty of
scope for initiative and innovation in providing administrative and logistical support to a very
high standard. Proficiency with office management systems is essential, as is the capacity to
work with all technology associated with presentations, events, maintaining and updating
websites and databases.

This is an exciting role for an individual who would relish the challenge of providing efficient
and responsive administrative, organisational, and logistical support services to the Society’s
executive team.

Team Coordinator:
Main Responsibilities

•  Assisting the CEO and the Executive Team Members in the development and delivery
of the Society’s many activities and projects to ensure all tasks are being completed
within timelines, effectively and to high standards

•  Supporting the Conferences and Events Manager in the development and running of
an extensive programme of network events and workshops, and the Society’s annual
conference

•  Promoting the Society and its events on social media platforms including LinkedIn,

Bluesky, and X

•  Scheduling meetings, organising papers, and some note/minute taking, as required
•  Ensuring all actions are recorded and completed following Meetings of the Board of

Trustees and standing committee and working group meetings.

•  Developing an understanding of the Society’s CRM (Customer Relationship

Management) systems and managing related data.

•  Ensuring the SRHE website is kept up to date, in liaison with other team members
•  Providing quality customer service for members and external contacts
•  Any other duties as reasonably required

Qualifications, skills and experience
You will need to demonstrate that you possess the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

•  Demonstrable experience in a team support role or an administrative assistant role
•  Excellent organisation and administration skills
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•  Good numeracy skills
•  Excellent knowledge/application of office IT systems (Microsoft Office: Word,

Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)

•  Familiarity with website maintenance and basic website management
•  Managing, maintaining and manipulating databases
•  Preferred education is to undergraduate level with an interest in higher education

provision

In terms of personal and professional qualities, we are looking for someone who has:

•  Discretion, tact, diplomacy and a professional approach
•

Initiative and the ability to identify, solve and, where necessary, escalate issues
appropriately

•  A methodical and organised approach to work, essential to enable a proactive service

to be delivered

•  The ability to prioritise activities and to multi-task
•  The ability to work flexibly as part of a small team and to take responsibility for

individual projects

Remuneration, Terms and Conditions
This is a part- time (0.6) position. Hours of work are 21 hours per week.
Salary £18,000 per annum at 0.6 FTE  (So £30,000 FTE at 1.0) , subject to qualifications and
experience.

For full details including application processes, consult our website at:
https://srhe.ac.uk/about-srhe/vacancies/

December 2025