Education Manager

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div>The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages are seeking to appoint an Education Manager to oversee and support the Faculty&#8217;s academic administration processes from application to the conferral of degrees.</div><br> <div>This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to work in a large teaching faculty with some 1,100 undergraduate students, 60 PGT students and 100 PGR students.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>As Education Manager you will ensure the smooth operation of the Faculty&#8217;s academic administration activities encompassing undergraduate and graduate taught and research programmes, through accountable, responsive and supportive line management to the Education team (currently five FT staff).</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be responsible for balancing workload across the team; ensuring policy and processes are well documented and expertise shared to minimise risks; and you will drive a culture of continuous improvement and process refinement to ensure the provision of a seamless, effective service to our students and academics.&#160; You will develop a strong relationship with each of the Academic officeholders, ensuring they are all well supported by the respective specialist staff.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Applicants should have significant academic administrative experience in a higher education institution with proven evidence of contributing to strategic developments; along with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information and procedures effectively and persuasively at all levels within and outside the University, including students and academic staff. You will also have the experience of improving systems and identifying more efficient ways of working.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What we offer</strong></div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees&#8217; wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>38 days annual leave</li><br> <li>A comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Applications must be made online by <strong>12:00 noon</strong> on <strong>Monday 20th November 2023.</strong>&#160; You will be asked to upload a CV and supporting statement explaining your suitability for the post.&#160; Please ensure all documents are uploaded as PDF files.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Interviews will be held on&#160;<strong>Thursday 7th</strong><strong>&#160;December 2023</strong></div> </div>