Student Support and Systems Coordinator
Administrative,PR, Marketing, Sales and Communication,Student Services
Short info about job
Company: University of Kent
Department: Academic Division
Salary: £33,518 to £38,833
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Type / Role: Professional or Managerial
Phone: +44-1279 5363494
Fax: +44-1287 5162170
E-mail: N\A
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Detail information about job Student Support and Systems Coordinator. Terms and conditions vacancy
The role of Student Support and Systems Co-ordinator has been newly created to provide an important contribution to the PDO’s operational and developmental work. The post will work across the entire department and will be actively involved with academic schools in addition to external partners.
The post holder will be an able communicator who can work effectively with a range of HE and pre-HE students to provide opportunities for engagement and support. Within this role, you will also be required to develop and support training for the University’s ambassador scheme in addition to developing innovative ways of encouraging student participation in extra-curricula life. Of equal importance will be the ability to create and implement new systems to monitor student engagement, including solutions for students who are registered on the University’s formal pre-HE programmes.
To be effective within the post the holder must be creative, resourceful and results driven in equal measure.
As Student Support and Systems Co-ordinator you will:- Work closely with all PDO unit managers and programme leads to ensure that student engagement is maximised and that support to currently participating students is effective.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of student success training programmes.
- Work closely with the curriculum teams to ensure that student support is in place for students on the University’s formal pre-HE programmes whilst also providing mentoring for University student ambassadors who are engaged in the provision of those programmes.
- Be able to ensure that effective administrative and data collection systems are in place to support the wide range of student engagement, both pre-HE and HE and informal and formal, across the department.
- BA Honours degree or equivalent.
- Demonstrable experience of innovation and creativity, and proven impact, in an events or curriculum programme.
- Ability to effectively deliver a range of student/staff development, teaching and training often within a challenging environment.
- Experience of working with people, especially those from under-representative social groups from low-income backgrounds.
- Excellent IT skills to include Word, Excel, Power Point, share point and a range of databases.
- Willingness and interest in actively building upon student diversity in the University.
Partnership Development Office
The Partnership Development Office is responsible for supporting the implementation of the University’s widening participation strategy and for developing partnerships in the region, with a particular focus on sub-regional partnerships, in support of this strategy. The Partnership Development Office is part of the EMS comprising the Recruitment and Admissions Office, the Publishing Office and the Scholarships and Foreign Loans Office.
Further Information
Closing date for applications: 18 Sept 2017
Interviews are to be held: 28 Sept 2017
Please click on the apply button below to view the full job description and also to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process please contact The Resourcing Team on [email protected] quoting ref number: REG1134.
Please note - applications must be made via the University’s online application system. CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.
No agencies, thank you.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check – Please note, this post will require a DBS check.