aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.
Are you passionate about delivering excellent student administration services? Do you have the management skills to support and develop an administrative team while driving operational excellence?
If so, this could be the job for you.
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised individual to supervise the day-to-day work of our Course Administration team, ensuring the smooth and effective delivery of student administration services. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, improving processes, and supporting colleagues to deliver a high-quality service.
You will be confident working with systems and data, have exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
As a Course Administration Officer you can expect to be involved in:
- Leading on skilled tasks within the Course Admin Office to ensure the effective running of course and programme administration and compliance.
- Deputising for the Course Admin Manager to ensure quality and high standards are maintained, and attending networking opportunities.
- Through a system of regular and rigorous data validation, ensuring that system data is reliable, of high quality, and consistent with the University’s regulations and business processes.
- As a highly skilled specialist user, assist in the creation and maintenance of core functionality on Kent systems, to enable core administration and retain accuracy of all student records.
What will you bring to the role?
- Experienced user of databases and student record-keeping.
- Experience of using complex spreadsheets and databases on a regular basis.
- Experience of making decisions based on complex rules and guidance from multiple sources.
- Excellent interpersonal skills - establishing relationships and maintaining contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds.
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
- Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
- 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent - University of Kent
We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/
Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SL-062-26-R.
£32,080 to £35,608 per annum, Grade 6
