Academic Administrator
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,243 to £27,680 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 May 2025 |
| Location: | DG1 3NE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | SRUC |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | REQ0280-62309 |
Summary
About The Team:
SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) is a specialist higher education institution delivering tertiary education, research and consultancy. SRUC’s principal purpose is to advance education, science, research, and environmental protection and improvement in rural and land-based industries, both domestically and internationally.
The Opportunity:
SRUC is seeking an experienced administrator to be a member of a flexible Faculty Office administration team that collectively delivers customer-focused and efficient student - and research - facing administrative services, as delegated to each post-holder by the Head of Faculty Administration, in areas which may include but are not limited to:
- Class timetabling
- Examination timetabling
- Student enrolment and registration
- Data entry
- Attendance registers
- Receipt and return of course work
- Faculty finance-related functions
- Faculty quality systems
- Graduation and prize-giving
- Student admissions process
- Student induction
- Student discipline, formal complaints and student appeals
- Schools delivery
- Open and Applicant days, and other events
- Research activity
- Development and delivery of grant applications
- Links with industry bodies and associations
- Allocation of rooms and other resources
- Record keeping (e.g. student records, and research group outputs and activities)
- Preparation for/facilitation of audits.
This role is crucial in ensuring effective and efficient systems, processes, and procedures within SRUC’s academic records, admissions, and student fees/funding functions.
Minimum Qualifications:
To be considered for this role you should have demonstrable experience of working within a varied administrative role. Applicants should have a good standard of education, good communication skills, and a comprehensive knowledge of IT software (particularly Microsoft Office and databases). The ideal candidate should be educated to SCQF Level 4.
Eligibility for Sponsorship:
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.
Admin ref: ASWF/EO/003/25
Why work for SRUC?
- Generous annual leave
- Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted RAC Membership
- Generous family leave
- Flexible working patterns
- Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
- Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development
How to Apply:
Please complete an online application form by pressing “apply”.
Please read the Job Particulars document before applying.SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.
SRUC is committed to valuing Diversity, advancing Equality and respecting Human Rights throughout the organisation and encouraging applications from disabled people using the “Disability Confident Employer” symbol. SRUC is a member of the Athena SWAN charter.
SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046
- Generous annual leave
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