Registrar

Role Type: Permanent (0.5 FTE)

Closing date: 4 July 2024 (23.59 BST)

Interviews: To be confirmed

The London School of Architecture The LSA is an independent higher education provider established in 2013. We are a small school with a big mission, currently offering a single academic programme: a two-year postgraduate march in Designing Architecture. The Programme is prescribed by the Architects Registrations Board and validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Role Overview

The Registrar is a central figure in our administrative function. We are seeking a collaborative, collegiate and meticulous academic administrator to take on our registry services. You will work with our small and energetic team to maintain and develop strong administrative practices in line with our strategic aims.

Reporting to the Head of School, you will be highly organised, responsible for administrative oversight of all registry matters for current and developing programmes, and ensuring that the LSA is working within our agreed regulatory frameworks and contractual agreement with our academic partner, the University of Liverpool. 

The Registrar is fundamental to ensuring the School’s operations and registry systems are robust and accurate, guaranteeing the School has excellent standards of governance, with transparent and regular information flows.

FOCUS AREAS

• CROSS-ORGANISATION: support colleagues across academic programmes. Attend Senior Management Group meetings, Trustee and sub-committee meetings. Work closely with Finance Manager regarding invoicing, forecasting, returns and contributing to annual audits.
• REGISTRAR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE: Management of all administrative databases. Oversight of all registry matters and administrative aspects of start to finish student journeys. Lead on all student experience activities, including the ‘Culture of Care’ programme (supporting wellbeing and mental health). Serve as the primary contact for Practice Agreements which underpin the Student Placement. Oversight of the relationship with UKVI for EU/international student recruitment and support
• REGULATORY, PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS: manage communication with external bodies. Co-manage communications with professional bodies in liaison with the Academic Director, including annual monitoring submissions, statistical requests and pass lists. Manage operational relationships. Support the annual cycle of administration for the programme. Manage and submitting the new HESA Data-Futures return for OfS. Lead on monitoring, evaluation and reporting on the LSA’s access and participation Plan for the OfS.

Please submit an application if you have:

• Significant experience working within higher education administration: ideally a minimum of 5 years in a similar role
• Good knowledge of how higher education frameworks operate and sensitivity to maintaining and managing affiliations to external bodies
• Confident and clear communication skills
• Good understanding of student welfare
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the School
• Ability to maintain administrative processes in a rigorous and methodical manner
• Attention to detail in reporting, process, and policy documents
• Excellent time management

Please submit your application materials – a CV and a Covering Letter – as soon as they are ready via the ‘Apply’ button above.

For more information about The London School of Architecture, please visit the website: https://www.the-lsa.org/

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