Senior Education Administrator London, England
Job description
About us
The Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences comprises: Chemistry Department, Earth Sciences Department, Mathematics Department, London Centre For Nanotechnology, Physics & Astronomy Department, Science & Technology Studies Department, Space & Climate Physics & Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Statistical Science Department, Institute for Materials Discovery and Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction. The Chemistry Department at UCL is the oldest in England, and today is one of the best in the UK, being ranked 2nd in the UK for the world-class impact of its research in REF(2014). We are located in Bloomsbury, at the heart of London, and offer an exciting and vibrant environment in which to study in one of the UK's top universities. The Department is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching and offers undergraduate BSc and MSci programmes in Chemistry and currently teaches over 600 undergraduates registered in Chemistry as well as students who select Chemistry on the Natural Sciences programme and first year Chemistry for life scientists. The department also offers a number of Postgraduate Taught Masters courses with about 80 students per year and has an overall Postgraduate Research student school of about 250 students. The Chemistry Department has over 55 members of academic staff carrying out world-leading research. We specialise in the areas of organic synthesis, chemical biology, computational chemistry, nanotechnology, inorganic and materials chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical physics. The department has an annual research income of around £15 million, derived from many sources. Details about our research can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry.
About the role
The postholder is one of three Senior Education Administrators within the Department. The post will work closely with the Senior Education Administrator (Student Experience and Assessment), and the Education team to support the taught programmes (BSc, MSci and MSc) within the Department. This post will focus specifically on Curriculum and programme delivery, including timetabling, curriculum review, and accreditation requirements.
About you
The successful candidate must have experience of taught programme administration, with specific knowledge related to assessments and examinations. They should be educated to a degree level or equivalent wit relevant experience gained in a similar role.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan• Immigration loan• Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.
