Faculty Assistant (Maternity Cover until 28th March 2025)

SALARY& HOURS: £13,382.00 per annum (0.5 FTE), 17.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) 

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being the UK’s smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 60 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment. Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community. 

The Faculty of Business, Humanities & Social Sciences is looking to recruit a part-time Faculty Assistant to join a busy team.  Due to the need to initiate workloads very quickly, the successful candidate should have a strong understanding of HE and/or FE settings, ideally currently or recently employed within the sector. 

Job Purpose:  

• Faculty Assistants are accountable to the Faculty Registrar for supporting the delivery of administrative processes within the Faculty of Business, Humanities & Social Sciences. Post-holders will support the delivery of front-line administrative services within their allocated domain or cohort, including day-to-day academic and student enquiries, attendance monitoring, examinations and assessment and maintaining a customer-service based approach to the delivery of services. 

Duties will include:  

• To support the delivery of administrative processes across a specific domain and/or cohort, as determined by the Faculty Registrar, in accordance with its academic mission and the University’s regulatory obligations and internal frameworks.
• To support the delivery of front-line administrative services within their allocated domain or cohort, including day-to-day academic and student enquiries including postgraduate research students, attendance monitoring, examinations, assessment, data entry and preparation and sending of communications to stakeholders.
• To undertake any additional duties required by the Faculty Registrar and/or other senior administrative staff commensurate with the scope and purpose of the role. 

The post also demands knowledge of MS Office 365, customer service and communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving capability, and an understanding of University structures and systems.  The post holder will be required to travel to London to work from our Gower Street campus on an Ad hoc basis. 

Knowledge of eVision/SITS would be advantageous although full training will be given. 

What can we offer you?

In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer:

• Beautiful working environments
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Christmas closure
• On-site gym and exercise classes
• On-site catering facilities
• University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
• Free on-site parking
• Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across departments
• Nursery on-site at our Crewe campus
• Discount of courses for staff and their families 

Informal enquiries may be made to Stacey Ridgway (stacey.ridgway@buckingham.ac.uk).   

The closing date is Friday 19^th July 2024 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held shortly after. 

Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications, eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable)

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button above.

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