Senior Course Officer ( Redeployee\'s Candidates Only )

Overview

The appointed Senior Course Officer will be responsible for the operational management of a range of activities supporting several of the School\’s programmes. They will line manage a team of 4 Course Officers and will be responsible for managing key events and activities in the academic calendar, such as module selection. They will also work closely with the Course Operations Manager on year-long activities such as the creation and maintenance of course timetables. They will focus on implementing established processes and practice and ensuring the provision of high quality and efficient student administration.

Responsibilities

• Operational management of activities supporting several School programmes.
• Line management of a team of 4 Course Officers.
• Manage key events and activities in the academic calendar (e.g., module selection).
• Collaborate with the Course Operations Manager on year-long activities, including creation and maintenance of course timetables.
• Implement established processes and practice to ensure high quality student administration with accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent; relevant experience in Higher Education course/programme administration, ideally including timetabling.
• Confident using IT systems including student databases (ideally SITS).
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to draft correspondence and reports.
• Excellent organisational skills and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience of staff supervision and the ability to analyse problems and develop solutions.

About City St George\’s, University of London

City St George\’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George\’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a \’health powerhouse\’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK\’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

The City Law School

The City Law School is the first in London and University of London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education. The School has made significant advances in both research and education and seeks to build upon that success to become one of the UK\’s leading law schools as it takes advantage of the new regulatory landscape for legal education. An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Course Officer to join us on a fixed-term contract. The role is available as a secondment.

Selection Process

The selection process will involve an interview and assessment. Interviews will last no more than 30 minutes. There will be a short competency test to follow the interview that candidates should allocate an additional 45 mins for completion (1 hr 15 minutes in total for interview and assessment).

Benefits and Equality

City St George\’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George\’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George\’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George\’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George\’s, University of London\’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

The University of business, practice and the professions