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College Advisor

Job details
Posting date: 18 April 2024
Salary: £23,343 to £25,143 per year
Additional salary information: (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £28,914 per annum)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 May 2024
Location: Derby, Derbyshire
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: University of Derby
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 0129-24

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Summary

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you'll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years.

We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and with more than 34,000 people choosing to study with us every year, we depend on the dedication of a team of 2,200 academic and professional services staff.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

About the role

We would like to welcome applications to become part of a dedicated team of College Advisors within the University of Derby. The University is committed to providing an inclusive student experience, which offers all students the opportunity to achieve to their full potential. Our College Advisor makes a significant contribution to the student journey which can help them achieve their success.

You will provide academic administration across a range of programmes, ensuring that effective processes are in place to provide an excellent experience for students. Being digitally focused you will use a range of technologies to support the inter site working of the Registry. You will also be comfortable with using technology to gather information to gain a clear understanding of the level of student engagement and performance on the programme with working knowledge of the wider services of the Registry to enable you to deliver a seamless service to students and staff.

You will be responsible for ensuring data quality within a right first-time ethos for all data within your business area, supported by an awareness and understanding of the data processed within your area, particularly any data classed as personal or sensitive.

Working together with colleagues in our academic colleges and professional services, we aim to provide a high-quality user experience for students and staff who support the student journey (admissions to graduation). We are committed to excellence and continuous improvement in all that we do and aim to provide a service that is fair, compliant, professional, and dynamic.

This role will be based at both our Kedleston Road and Markeaton Street campuses.

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Ashlee Higgins, College Team Leader via a.higgins@derby.ac.uk or Janet Miller, College Team Leader via j.l.miller@derby.ac.uk

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk

Please note that unfortunately, this role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system; however, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home office website for further information.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

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