Taught Programmes Coordinator

Education and Student Experience
Location: Canterbury
Salary: £24,285 to £27,131 per annum pro rata
Grade: Grade 5
Post Type: Part Time
Hours per Week: 17.5
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 29/07/2023
Release Date: Thursday 05 January 2023
Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 29 January 2023 (unless otherwise stated)
Interview Date: Friday 10 February 2023
Reference: HSS-151-22-R

If you have solid administrative experience in a customer-facing role, with excellent all round communication skills, we would welcome your application for this fixed term position.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Taught Programmes Coordinator to provide comprehensive administrative support in the areas of student administration to a large number and wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes within the Division of Human and Social Sciences. You will ensure the smooth running of all taught programme procedures across the Division to support an excellent student experience and help the Division deliver its strategies.

You will work closely with staff across the Division, including divisional Directors of Education & UG Student Experience and academic colleagues, the marketing team and wider Programmes Administration team and a variety of central colleagues including the Admissions team.

As Taught Programmes Coordinator you will:

provide highly effective administrative support to the Programmes Administration Officer in close liaison with other supervisory staff within an education-related portfolio, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with University regulation
supervise and contribute to the timetabling, assessment and examination processes for the Division’s portfolio of taught programmes
ensure student records, programmes databases and student data systems are accurate and up to date in line with University policy and GDPR regulations
support relevant committees, taking and circulating minutes, preparing agendas and supporting documents and proactively following up on action points
To be successful in this role you will have/be:

experience of working in HE administration including knowledge of timetabling in an education context and of taught programme processes and procedures
experience of using spreadsheets and databases on a regular basis
excellent interpersonal skills including a helpful and responsive manner with the ability to remain calm when under pressure
Experience of using and managing data in line with GDPR and handling sensitive matters with discretion
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 The HR Team on hsshr@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: HSS-151-22-R.

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