Administrative Officer - Curriculum & Quality Assurance

We are looking for somebody with suitable experience to join the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences as an Administrative Officer in our Curriculum & Quality Assurance (CQA) Team. The CQA Team provides high level guidance and supports all regulatory aspects of the Taught and Research programmes associated with our five Schools.

What you will do

You will work closely with the Senior Administrative Officers within CQA, key academic staff and colleague across professional services. This specialist administration team supports the Faculty in the preparation for approval and review of new and existing undergraduate and postgraduate taught curricula, Postgraduate Research programme development, student communications and representation, statutory and regulatory body monitoring, committee servicing and implementation of academic regulations and processes.

Major elements of the post will be to support the Senior Administrative Officers to deliver an effective and efficient service to beneficiaries and stakeholders, applying a detailed knowledge of systems and processes and regulatory frameworks. To establish and maintain effective working relationships with academic staff within the Faculty and other colleagues in Professional Services.

About you - you will

• be an excellent team player with experience and a proven ability to work proactively;
• be well organised and adaptable, taking a positive approach in reviewing processes and practices;
• possess excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing excellent customer service is also required;
• have experience of processing and analysing complex data sets using multiple systems;
• be a competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.

What we can offer you

• We support a flexible approach to work, including the ability to work from home 3-4 days per week
• Generous Holiday allowance of 20 days annual leave rising to 24 after 4 years plus 8 bank holidays and 6 additional holidays (closure days)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Excellent Family Friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Sacrifice benefits including: AXA Private Healthcare, BUPA Dental Plan, Cycle scheme
• Employee discounts scheme
• Discounted access to University Sport and Wellbeing facilities
• Excellent career development and training opportunities

We will give due consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly and due consideration will be given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy (subject to qualifying criteria) and on-site childcare facilities.

This is an exciting time to be joining the University of Southampton as we continue in our mission to change the world for the better. We are a place of opportunity and inspiration that attracts the most talented staff and students from the UK and across the world.

To informally discuss this position, please contact Matt Smith at Matt.smith@soton.ac.uk .

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.