Higher Education Coordinator

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The role:

The Higher Education Coordinator will provide administrative, organizational, and customer service support for activities across the Higher Education team. This will include working cross-departmentally both within Education and throughout the Globe to ensure successful delivery of events and include acting as a company manager for a number of courses.

• Company manage our Higher Education groups, ensuring participants are well supported throughout our courses with their educational needs and pastoral care.
• Support the booking processes across all activities to ensure that successful bookings are made and managed according to the needs of the department.
• Support in the preparation, and re-setting of spaces for lectures, workshops, and scene rehearsals. This may include the provision of hospitality, technical support, props, and handouts.
• Liaise with freelancers, theatre professionals, and visiting speakers relating to the planning and delivery of courses and events.
• Provide logistical and operational support to delivery teams as required to support the changing day-to-day operation.

The skills:

• Professional, customer-focused approach ensuring promotion of education work.
• Strong organisational skills with proven ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload.
• Strong administrative skills with a good working knowledge of Windows-based software (particularly Excel); some familiarity with digital meeting platforms (e.g., Zoom or Teams) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Customer-focused with a professional approach to tasks.
• A supportive team member and good team worker.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• A knowledge of how education organisations function.
• The ability to respond rapidly and effectively to changing situations.
• A creative individual with a passion for Theatre and/or the Arts.
• This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

The team:

Education is at the heart of Shakespeare’s Globe. We run a year-round programme of activities, courses, and events for schools, families, young people, universities, drama schools, scholars and the general public, both on and off-stage. Activities are aligned with values of social justice, access and Shakespeare for all, delivered across the Education Producing, Higher Education, Learning and Research & Collections teams.

Benefits:

• Discount in the Globe shop and onsite restaurants/cafes
• Staff discounts via My Globe perks and better Bankside Buzzcard
• Free entry to selected shows, events and activities
• Access to our free employee assistance programme and 24/7 virtual GP service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave and pay
• Life assurance scheme
• Rental deposit scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Eye test voucher scheme
• Flu vaccination scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free Staff Yoga
• Enhanced employer pension contributions after 12 months service.

Salary: £28,033 per annum

To apply:

For more information, please download the job description from the link on our jobs page. To apply, please complete the online application form on our main website by 9:00am on 3 August 2026.

First round interviews will take place on the 10th and 11th of August, with second round interviews on the 19th and 20th August .

Please note that we may close this advert early, once a certain number of applications have been received.

If you have any queries on the application process or online form, please email recruitment@shakespearesglobe.com.