Student & Academic Support Officer

Job Advertisement: Student & Academic Support Officer

Are you passionate about enhancing the student experience and providing exceptional support in an academic environment? Our client, a renowned educational institution in London, is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Student & Academic Support Officer to join their team on a temporary basis with potential for permanent placement.

Location: London (3 days onsite per week)
Contract: 5 months (with temp to perm potential)
Rate: £19.59 per hour PAYE

What You'll Do:

As a Student & Academic Support Officer, you will play a vital role in delivering a high-quality student experience. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing seamless customer service to staff and students, addressing queries via multiple channels, including phone, email, and face-to-face interactions.
• Student Support Duties: The role involves answering student queries about programmes and modules, providing general support, and engaging in specialist tasks such as managing complex cases with guidance from experienced colleagues
• Managing complex student cases, ensuring confidentiality and data integrity.
• Marking Tracker Updates: The role includes updating a large marking tracker spreadsheet alongside three or four colleagues, monitoring assignment completion, and escalating issues when marking is not completed on time
• Assisting with the monitoring of student attendance, including data collection and record-keeping.
• Supporting course teams with tutorial organization, communication, and module sign-ups.
• Organizing student progression boards and academic advisor allocations.
• Collaborating with colleagues to facilitate University-wide activities such as enrolment, Welcome Week, and graduation.
• Maintaining and populating course Moodle pages and supporting various course-level activities, from student events to external speaker arrangements.

Who You Are:

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A degree or equivalent work experience.
• Requires some knowledge of university operations, ideally from a background in university administration or student support
• Strong relationship-building skills with professional and academic staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in IT systems and Microsoft packages.
• An understanding of confidentiality and equality issues related to staff and student matters.

What Sets You Apart:

• A self-motivated and proactive problem solver with a knack for analysing options and making informed decisions.
• Experience in servicing academic committees, including minute-taking and report writing.
• A good grasp of broader issues affecting students within the sector.
• Familiarity with Quality Assurance processes in Higher Education.

Skills You Bring:

• Creativity in identifying and implementing improvements to procedures and systems.
• Excellent numeracy skills for data analysis using spreadsheets.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, enabling effective interaction with individuals both internally and externally.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a vibrant academic community while developing your skills in a supportive environment. If you're enthusiastic about making a difference in students' academic journeys and thrive in a collaborative setting, we want to hear from you!

How to Apply:

Ready to embark on this exciting journey? Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you would be the perfect fit for this role.

Join us in shaping the future of education! Your next adventure awaits!

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