Senior Progression & Transition Coordinator in Sheffield

To be part of the Student Experience Team and be responsible for coordinating student progression, support and transition activities within the centre. The post holder will be operationally managed by the Director of Campus Operations and will be responsible for the operational management of the Progress Coaches. You will play a vital role in achieving the delivery of the best possible student experience.

PROGRESSION & TRANSITION

• Responsibility for the provision of progression and transition support within the centre and the related administration and secure record‑keeping.
• Plan and implement tutorials.
• Act as a personal tutor and provide 1:1 personal development, academic and progression counselling to students.
• Collaborate within the ISC network to design and create learning materials around study skills, transition and employability for tutorials.
• Update and maintain the virtual learning environment and embed alternative digital learning technologies into delivery.
• Track student performance, liaise with the academic team to identify suitable intervention strategies, and ensure performance and progression records are maintained.
• Collaborate with academic tutors to identify and provide appropriate resources to support student performance.
• Support the Registry and Operations team to deliver interventions in relation to attendance and ensure that attendance interventions are completed in a timely manner, in accordance with the Attendance Policy and accurately recorded.
• Liaise with the Progress Coaches to record student data on attendance, engagement, and interventions and monitor to measure impact.
• Monitor, track and provide reports on student destination offers and refer students to the Extended Progression Team for assistance in finding alternative choices where they do not meet their progression requirements.
• Liaise with Partner University departments to create transition activities and opportunities to become members of the University's community.
• Collaborate with the wider Student Experience Team and Subject Leaders to organise and facilitate progression, enrichment and engagement activity and employability.

MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate and motivate the Progress Coaches to contribute to ensuring the best possible student outcomes and student experience.
• Provide effective performance management of direct reports, including setting personal objectives and KPIs; regularly reviewing performance of direct reports; and conducting formal performance reviews according to company policy and procedures.
• Facilitate, encourage and support staff to participate in regular personal development activity.
• Recruit new staff as required according to Study Group policies and procedures.
• Contribute to developing, communicating and enacting Study Group’s Student Experience and Progression Strategy and standard operating procedures through the Progression Communities of Practice Meetings.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Ensure the effective and efficient maintenance of all quality and enhancement related policies, procedures, and documents relating to key areas of responsibility.
• Contribute to governance committees and groups as required.
• Analyse data and feedback from a wide variety of sources to monitor impact relevant to student progression.

GENERAL

• To assist in organising and delivering student induction, transition and enrichment activities.
• To deal with general student queries – face to face, by email and phone.
• To foster productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Any other duties as required by the Director of Campus Operations.

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience).
• Line management of staff.
• Supporting students in an educational context.
• Working to develop, build and maintain the Student Experience.
• Working in a regulated environment.