Course Officer

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

Background

The City Law School is the first in London and University of London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education. The School has made significant advances in both research and education and seeks to build upon that success to become one of the UK’s leading law schools as it takes advantage of the new regulatory landscape for legal education. An opportunity has arisen for two Course Officers to join us on fixed-term contracts.

Responsibilities

The appointed Course Officers will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and administration of elements of the LLB programme. This will include responding to student queries, drafting student communications and documentation, maintaining accurate student records, administering assessments, supporting timetabling and attendance monitoring activity and arranging student events, including the induction programme.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will be educated to A-Level standard or equivalent and have relevant experience of working in a busy customer-focused environment within a Higher Education or similar setting. They should be confident using IT systems, including MS office packages, spreadsheets and databases. Experience of Moodle and student records systems (particularly SITS) is highly desirable. The successful candidate will have well-developed verbal and written communication skills, excellent planning and organisational skills, the ability to analyse problems and identify solutions and the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy. They will also be committed to delivering high quality services to students and staff.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications is 7^th December 2025 at 11:59pm.

The start date for this role is Monday 5^th January 2026.

There will be a short competency test to follow the interview that candidates should allocate an additional 30 mins for completion.

Where hybrid working can be accommodated, specific arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate before their start date. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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