Timetabling Support Officer

Fixed Term until 31^st May 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 3^rd September 2024

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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Directorate

As a Timetabling Support Officer you will be based in the directorate of Registry and Student Administration and work alongside the Timetabling Coordinator to produce student and staff timetables making efficient use of resources available. 

The timetabling team has recently won the ‘Unsung Hero’ Award for their outstanding contribution and are looking for someone who can join a fantastic team of individuals who are fully committed to supporting an exceptional student experience. 

What you will be doing:

• To provide efficient timetabling support and room booking service to the University.
• To analyse and deal with large complex datasets to schedule timetables with a broad use of related IT application, including MS Office.
• To provide professional customer support service within a busy organisational structure and to work to a high degree of professionalism and accuracy, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines is key. 
• To prioritise workload under pressure with a positive creative and innovative approach to problem-solving. 

Qualifications/ experience:

• Previous experience in timetabling and room booking will be preferred, however not essential, all training will be provided 
• Experience of working in an administrative role
• Experience of data collection or using databases
• Ability to prioritise and coordinate workload, managing own time and working to set deadlines. 

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Sumera Ibrahim 01274 235810 s.ibrahim10@bradford.ac.uk we would love to hear from you.

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In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.

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