Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator

Job Description

Are you looking for a role that lies at the heart of the strategic direction of a well-known global brand in higher education, research and innovationAre you a Teaching & Learning Administrator with a track record for providing leadership in your area of expertise and in the quality of advice and support rendered to your colleaguesIf your answer is "yes" UCL would love to hear from you!About usUniversity College London is a world-leading teaching and research university, often ranked in the top ten in the world with an annual turnover of well over £1 billion. We are a diverse community with the freedom to question and think differently and withover 14,000 staff and more than 41,500 students from 150 countries, we pursue academic excellence, break boundaries, and make a positive impact on real world problems.UCL Engineering Sciences comprises eleven academic departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. Our scientists and engineers take discoveries from fundamentals to practice, producing innovative technological solutionsto challenging problems. It is a dynamic and growing Faculty, with a strong vision and desire to use our talents to Change the world.UCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the core discipline for over 165 years. At UCL Mechanical Engineering, we develop and apply core competencies to produce world-class research into a widerrange of engineering challenges than most would imagine. Amongst many other avenues we are:

• Leading research into low carbon shipping
• Designing the greenest engines and novel sustainable fuels
• Biomechanical Research
• Development and testing of new and unique materials

About the roleAugmenting the student experience is core to the mission of our departments Teaching and Learning team. We have invested heavily in staffing our team of Senior Teaching & Learning Administrators in recent months and this recruitment is a continuation ofthat commitment.This position is an invaluable opportunity to assume people management responsibilities. Reporting into the Teaching and Learning Manager, the appointee will have one direct report, a Grade 6 Teaching and Learning Administrator. As Senior Teaching & LearningAdministrator, the role-holder will specialise in administering designated Postgraduate Taught courses/programmes, ensuring effective procedures are documented and adopted for dealing with all aspects including enquiries, applications, marketing, exams andprogression. They will lead in achieving a high quality and timely service to current and prospective students, and staff relating to the designated courses/programmes and beyond.The role will include management for all matters relating to the teaching and learning activities of Postgraduate Taught students from enquiry to completion, incorporating organisation of committees and processes relating to assessment, student and courserecords.The role holder must be efficient, organised and take great care in attention to detail. As this position requires interaction with many people within and external to UCL thus a professional attitude, a willingness to help and a positive outlook are requiredin order to adequately execute the duties outlined.About youWe are especially keen to hear from applicants with people management skills and the ability to develop and motivate a team of staff and promoting teamwork. To be effective in this role it is essential that you have experience of performing in administrationroles in higher/further education or a teaching and learning environment and with course/programme administration, including dealing with student/customer enquiries. Additionally, it is essential that you are able to work independently, with a keen attentionto detail and a commitment to delivering high service standards.You must be able to demonstrate:

• Computer literacy, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, email and internet.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good Report-writing skills
• Good numeracy skills with the ability to present and interpret statistics.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with a variety of people, including the ability to relate to staff and students in a teaching and learning context, and from diverse backgrounds.
• A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (Including Mathematics and English Language) or equivalent or having acquired relevant experience and/OR educated to A level standard (including A-C in 2 subjects), or equivalent experience such as report writingand interpreting data.

What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan - Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs Londons Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the worlds talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a placewhere we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCLs workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10roles, women.