Programme Officer

Hours:

Full time: usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Fixed term, 6 months in the first instance.

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website: www.annafreud.org/about-us/.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Programme Officer will be based within the Postgraduate Studies team in our Education and Training Division. Anna Freud works in partnership with UCL as the awarding body for its postgraduate programmes.

The Programme Officer will work as part of a wider team of Programme Officers dedicated to the delivery of UCL programmes in the Postgraduate Studies team. The role entails providing programme administration support to the relevant teaching programmes, including support for the delivery of key elements of the student lifecycle to provide a high-quality service to prospective and current students, as well as programme staff. The post-holder will be responsible for a range of tasks including programme organisation, handling general enquiries, admissions and recruitment, managing student records, timetabling, supporting assessment and examinations, committee servicing and undertaking other relevant duties as and when required.

The successful candidate will benefit from a unique opportunity to work with a charity specialising in child mental health, whilst supporting the delivery of postgraduate programmes in partnership with a world-renowned, Russell Group university. The post-holder will be trained on using HEI systems and processes and join our continuingly growing Education and Training Division.

Please email recruitment@annafreud.org with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH). The postholder will also be expected to support any in-person teaching days as required

Contract duration

Fixed-term 6 months.

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Thursday 31 October 2024.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 8 November 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on either Wednesday 13 November 2024 or Thursday 14 November 2024 (dates TBC)

How to apply

Please click on the ‘Apply’ button above to register an account and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.