Degree Apprenticeship Administrator
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,138 to £28,759 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, South West England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University West of England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R07214 |
Summary
About this role: UWE Bristol is an established provider of Higher and Degree-level apprenticeships. We hold a Grade 2 (Good) Ofsted rating and were ranked a ‘Best 50’ Training Provider by RateMyApprenticeship in 2022/23.
UWE’s Apprenticeship Hub is a team of sector professionals who support the quality and compliance of UWE’s apprenticeship programmes, ensuring that employers, apprentices, and stakeholders receive excellent service and that programmes meet regulatory standards. We are a close-knit team with a strong commitment to collaboration, support, and colleague development.
As an Apprenticeship Hub administrator, you will work closely with colleagues to support the administration and compliance of our apprenticeship programmes. Your role will be varied, with a focus on administrative processes and customer service. You will develop new skills and gain a range of experience in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Day-to-day tasks will include telephone and email management, creation and adjustment of student records in the apprenticeship management system (Aptem), supporting colleagues, employers and applicants through the Apprenticeship onboarding process and working with Apprenticeship managers and Officers to undertake audit-related activity.
You will also contribute to the team’s planning and quality cycles, attend team meetings, and undertake formal and informal training and development activities.
About you: Good communication and teamwork skills are vital for this role. You will demonstrate familiarity with a range of administrative tasks and a clear commitment to excellent customer service. You will also need some understanding of English apprenticeships and their regulations, including Education & Skills Funding Agency funding compliance and Ofsted quality assurance.
The university particularly welcomes applicants with up-to-date knowledge of Apprenticeship management systems.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Ruth Cox on 0117 328 6922 or email: ruth.cox@uwe.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay campus, in late May/early June.
This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week. This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.
Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
UWE’s Apprenticeship Hub is a team of sector professionals who support the quality and compliance of UWE’s apprenticeship programmes, ensuring that employers, apprentices, and stakeholders receive excellent service and that programmes meet regulatory standards. We are a close-knit team with a strong commitment to collaboration, support, and colleague development.
As an Apprenticeship Hub administrator, you will work closely with colleagues to support the administration and compliance of our apprenticeship programmes. Your role will be varied, with a focus on administrative processes and customer service. You will develop new skills and gain a range of experience in a busy, fast-paced environment.
Day-to-day tasks will include telephone and email management, creation and adjustment of student records in the apprenticeship management system (Aptem), supporting colleagues, employers and applicants through the Apprenticeship onboarding process and working with Apprenticeship managers and Officers to undertake audit-related activity.
You will also contribute to the team’s planning and quality cycles, attend team meetings, and undertake formal and informal training and development activities.
About you: Good communication and teamwork skills are vital for this role. You will demonstrate familiarity with a range of administrative tasks and a clear commitment to excellent customer service. You will also need some understanding of English apprenticeships and their regulations, including Education & Skills Funding Agency funding compliance and Ofsted quality assurance.
The university particularly welcomes applicants with up-to-date knowledge of Apprenticeship management systems.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Ruth Cox on 0117 328 6922 or email: ruth.cox@uwe.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay campus, in late May/early June.
This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week. This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.
Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.