Course & Student Administrator

A vacancy has arisen for a suitable candidate to support within a busy Course and Student Administration Team, which is part of Student Services. This role plays an important administrative role in our support of students, contributing to the highest quality professional support, while maintaining a responsive and adaptable approach to course and student administration. As well as being an experienced administrator, the successful candidate will develop and maintain a good standard of knowledge and understanding of course content, content design and delivery of the University's portfolio of programmes, with the aim of supporting and contributing to excellent course and student administration practices throughout the student lifecycle.The successful candidate must be able to work effectively and proactively as part of a team with minimal supervision. Educated to at least A Level or equivalent, you will display a high level of communication skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to listen and respond effectively to queries, including those of an academic regulatory nature. You should be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills and have experience of providing professional support and advice in a similar or related environment, in fulfilment of the essential and desirable qualities on the person specification.The UniversityKingston University has launched a long-term strategy to deliver a progressive model of higher education founded on the sector-leading Future Skills campaign. Called the Town House Strategy, after our internationally acclaimed, award-winning Town House building, the strategy will prepare students for the future world of work, increase the University's research and knowledge exchange, enhance our collaboration with local communities, business, and industry, strengthen our impact on policy and support the goal of building a more sustainable society and economy.The Student DirectorateThe wider directorate's key aim within the strategy is to deliver a seamless, high-quality experience for all current and future students to ensure they are "sought after", supporting their participation, attainment, and success before, during and after their time at Kingston. This in turn will create a culture of high performance that is inclusive, innovative, ambitious and enterprising.This is a full-time position fixed-term for 12 months with a starting salary of £27,804 per annum.Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 24 October 2024.For any informal enquires regarding the role please contact Frances Rogers, Course & Student Administration Team Leader .