Deputy Head Research Student Administration - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Position Details
Academic Services

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to May 2025

Closing date: 7th April 2024

This role is also open as an internal secondment opportunity which would need to be agreed by your current line manager.

Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Background
Academic Services is at the heart of education and research endeavor at the University.

Academic Services is responsible for providing support and advice to all staff and to students to enable them to undertake their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

It is also responsible for ensuring that the activities of the University are conducted in accordance with the University's own procedures and regulations and in compliance with external legislative requirements.

Registry's main role is to act as the definitive record keeper of students and of programmes and modules on behalf of the University.

Its work underpins a student's academic career from post-registration through to graduation and supports academic and administrative staff in a number of areas including academic and student related Regulations and Codes of Practice and institutional and national quality matters.

Role Summary

Student Administration within Registry is primarily responsible for the progression of students from Registration to Graduation, and the maintenance of their associated student records.

This will include all of our compliance obligations and managing the process involved in students making this journey.

This is a key role in the Student Administration section in Registry. The post holder will provide policy and operational management within Registry and across Colleges.

Main Duties

Undertaking the full range of management responsibilities including the daytoday line management of designated team members, staff recruitment, induction, staff development, taking responsibility for the quality and professionalism of the team's work, managing workloads and undertaking performance management where required.
As a member of the senior management team, provide leadership and operational management support for the team and wider subdivision. This would include contributing to the development and implementation of strategic goals and objectives of the team, ensuring that staff are fully trained and confident in all aspects of their roles, promoting the development of the team and individuals through Team Meetings, Away Days, and encouraging a culture of effective team working, allowing opportunities for staff to provide feedback and make suggestions on improvements to service.
Taking a lead role in managing key operational processes in the academic cycle, for example examination, progr