Teaching Office Administrator

The Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our friendly professional service team to provide administrative support for our Undergraduate programme.

The post holder will be involved in all aspects of administration for the programme, from prospective student enquiries to final examinations, supporting undergraduate students and teaching staff, as well as day-to-day running of the course and managing appropriate systems for delivery of courses. You will work closely with the Director of Undergraduate Teaching, the Associate Teaching Professor, and the wider course team. You will be the first point of contact for a wide range of people including applicants, students, and academic staff. You will have responsibility for tasks such as managing the updating of student handbooks, timetabling, exam and assignment processes, and the Department's long-running undergraduate summer internship programme, CaMPUS, as well as administering the HR casual worker process for demonstrators in the Department. 

You will be well-organised, able to prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines, have a good level of competence in standard software packages, and have strong attention to detail. You will be able to work independently on your own initiative but also contribute as a team member and be able to build positive working relationships with your colleagues in the Teaching Office team, Department and University. Training will be provided in the use of university systems.

Candidates must be educated to at least degree level /Level 6 vocational qualification or equivalent level of practical experience.  Previous experience of working in Higher Education would be desirable.

This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week. The University is supportive of hybrid working, where some work is undertaken on University premises and some in a remote working environment. The aim of our approach is to enable as many staff as possible to work in a hybrid way if they wish and where their role allows.

Please state in your application if you would like to explore the extent to which this position can be worked in this way.

Further details can be found in the Further Particulars document.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

We reserve the right to fill the position with a qualified candidate prior to the conclusion of the advertising period.

Informal enquiries can be made to Mary Howe, mh529@cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference LJ44894 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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