Student Office Administrator - Assessments

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to develop their career in a busy teaching environment.

This post is suitable for enthusiastic and meticulously organised applicants, with relevant administrative experience within an education setting to provide high level support to the Student Office team in the Department of Materials.

Based in the Student Office, the Student Office Administrator supports the efficient administration of all taught programmes within the Department of Materials. The post-holder is responsible for of the administration of coursework management, work placements, Year in Industry and exchange programmes organisation Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP), Erasmus and occasional student arrangements. This involves working closely with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Senior Tutors, Admissions Tutor and the MSc Course Director to ensure the smooth delivery of teaching administration and an excellent student experience.

Coursework Management

• Working proactively alongside the Senior Tutor and Course Directors to ensure coursework submission and marking is supported:
• Setting up and monitoring all assignments for coursework submissions on Canvas and reporting when required to the Senior Tutor(s).
• Inputting all coursework marks in the department database, including downloading student submission files (if required) via Canvas /TurnitIn.

Student Support/Exams

• Providing full committee servicing function for the Student Staff Committee Meetings, including making committee arrangements, assisting with the preparation of the agenda and committee papers, taking minutes and carrying out follow-up actions as required.

Work Placements/ Year in Industry/Exchange Programmes

• Overseeing and maintaining all information on students doing work placements/Year in Industry.

Full details are listed in the job description.

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent standard) and/or proven experience at a similar level.
• In-depth knowledge of Higher Education procedures and policies.
• A track record of delivering excellent customer service - on the telephone, via electronic medium and face-to-face.
• Administrative experience, ideally in an educational setting.
• Experience of working with student record databases.
• Experience of taking committee minutes.
• An awareness of the student life cycle and pressures within an academic/Higher Education environment.
• Experience using and updating Canvas or a similar Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).