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The School of Global Affairs (SGA) has an exciting opportunity available to join our postgraduate programme administration team as a Senior Programmes Officer. Part of the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, the SGA offers on-campus and online programmes across a number of departments such as the Departments of Geography, International Development, Global Health & Social Medicine and King’s Global Institutes. Join us in our mission to shape the future of education and empower students to flourish in their learning experiences.

About the role

We're seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Senior Programmes Officer (SPO) who is passionate about supporting postgraduate cohorts and programmes.

The SPO role provides essential administrative support to students and academics. Working in a fast-paced environment, the role includes taking responsibility to resolve complex queries and issues, supporting activities such as timetabling and the production of handbooks, using databases and Microsoft Excel to maintain accurate student data on progress and achievement, prepare and service Assessment Boards, and delivering a high-quality service across the student lifecycle. Working with colleagues to plan and coordinate a varied set of activities, you will have opportunities to further develop your knowledge of regulations and process and be part of professional networks promoting best practice. As part of the King’s community, you’ll work alongside inspiring academic staff, administrators and students.

The role will report to the Programmes Manager (PGT) and is based at Bush House on the Strand campus. Professional services staff are currently working on a hybrid basis, meaning that the role holder will spend part of their working week on campus and the remainder working remotely.

More information about the School can be found here: www.kcl.ac.uk/global-affairs This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. King’s College London operates a hybrid working policy and you will be required to spend a minimum of two working days per week on campus.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

Interviews are due to be held in mid-late May.

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