education programme coordinator
Education programme coordinators supervise the development and implementation of educational programmes. They develop policies for the promotion of education and manage budgets. They communicate with education facilities to analyse problems and investigate solutions.
education programme coordinator education programme coordinators supervise the development and implementation of educational programmes. They develop policies for the promotion of education and manage budgets. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include curriculum standards, budgetary principles, pedagogy, monitor curriculum implementation, cooperate with education professionals.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £72,192 a year for Head teachers and principals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £59,307 to £83,623 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2321). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only education programme coordinator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 1. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
- Communications and Media
What you'd actually do
- Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
- Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
- Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
- Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
- Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does education programme coordinator do?
Education programme coordinators supervise the development and implementation of educational programmes. They develop policies for the promotion of education and manage budgets. They communicate with education facilities to analyse problems and investigate solutions.
What skills does education programme coordinator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include curriculum standards, budgetary principles, pedagogy, monitor curriculum implementation, cooperate with education professionals, advise on curriculum development. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace education programme coordinator?
Our AI-durability model gives education programme coordinator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.