Head of Academic Administration (109127-0624)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: 6 months

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Gill Cooke at g.cooke@warwick.ac.uk

This postholder will ensure that the infrastructure, policy frameworks and processes, and resourcing models that support the WMG Education portfolio are high quality, fit for purpose, and effective. As part of the WMG Education Executive, the role will contribute to the WMG Education Strategy, directly supporting the Pro Dean and Associate Deans, and working alongside the Director of Education Professional Services, Head of Education Operation and Student Services to take a lead on managing its operationalisation and administration, including:

• The Teaching-related academic Workload Model, Notification of Intent process, and course delivery principles.
• Planning and management of Academic Resourcing, both longer term and year on year, including salaried staff, Graduate Teaching Associates, and a range of staff on variable and temporary contracts.
• Providing and enabling a WMG Interface with key University Professional Services for special projects (such as Warwick online).
• Provide academic administration leadership and project management for strategic and one-off education projects which will facilitate improvements in student experience and quality assurance processes.
• Enable a cohesive and consistent approach to ensure integration and alignment of activities across the full-time, part-time and Skills Centre courses.

In order to fulfil the majority of these duties effectively, candidates need skills, knowledge and demonstrable experience in designing, developing and implementing IT based systems to support operations.

About You  

This postholder will have significant experience in managing academic administrative processes in education. We are particularly seeking a highly motivated individual who will ensure that the infrastructure, policy frameworks and processes, and resourcing models that support the WMG Education portfolio are high quality, fit for purpose, and effective.

Therefore, the postholder will have demonstrable knowledge and experience in quality assurance, policy, regulations, accreditation, workload planning, timetables and also the technical ability to create local online systems to support education through data analysis and process improvements.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description. 

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 30 July 2024 at 11.55pm 

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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