Senior Planning and Resources Officer

About us

The Defence Studies Department (DSD) is an academic department of King’s College London based at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. DSD delivers a wide range of professional military education (via a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence) and online programmes (in partnership with Boundless Learning) relating to defence, security, conflict, history and international relations. The Education Planning needs of the department are supported by the School of Security Studies School Office, via a professional services team located at Shrivenham and working closely with academics based in DSD. The School also includes the Department of War Studies (based on the Strand, London) and the King’s Institute for Applied Security Studies (KIASS), both of which work closely with DSD and the School Office. We are part of the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy, one of the largest faculties of King’s College London.

About role

A Senior Planning and Resources Officer is required to support the Education Planning function for King’s Defence Studies Department (DSD), and to enhance team capacity during two simultaneous instances of maternity leave within the wider Professional and Online Education team.

The successful applicant will work with evolving systems and processes to ensure the efficient allocation of academic resource for teaching and assessment within the Department, based on a detailed understanding of its needs and capabilities and those of the Defence Academy. Reporting to the Planning Manager, you will work in a collaborative and inclusive manner with academic colleagues and with the wider Education support team. You will facilitate the School of Security Studies’ endeavour of cross-site teaching by working as necessary across the School and with KIASS and the Department of War Studies, being an active part of planning working groups and contributing to the enhancement and implementation of new systems, process and procedures across departments. You may occasionally be asked to take on additional duties within and related to the Education support function, congruent with the grade and scope of the role.

The role is located at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, but may require occasional travel to the Strand Campus, King’s College London.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

 Essential criteria

• Education to A-level standard or equivalent experience in terms of planning and analysis 
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Excel & other MS Office applications
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good numerical skills
• Ability to work well both independently & within a team.
• Good time management skills & the ability to operate effectively with a busy and varied workload 

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of timetabling and/or planning software
• Previous experience of working in a university or military environment
• Experience of working with databases
• Experience of providing information to a variety of audiences
• An understanding of the confidential nature of the work

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click the “Apply” button, above.

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