Faculty Assistant

SALARY& HOURS: £26,910 per annum, 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri) 

The Corporate and Professional Services departments are the cornerstone of the University. They each provide essential and valuable support to both each other and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students’ experience is second to none. 

The Faculty of Computing, Law and Psychology is looking to recruit a full time Faculty Assistant to join a busy team based on our Verney Park campus.  Due to the need to initiate workloads very quickly, the successful candidate should have a strong understanding of HE and/or FE settings, ideally currently or recently employed within the sector. 

Job Purpose:  

• Faculty Assistants are accountable to the Faculty Registrar for supporting the delivery of administrative processes within the Faculty of Computing, Law and Psychology. Post-holders will support the delivery of front-line administrative services within their allocated domain or cohort, including day-to-day academic and student enquiries, attendance monitoring, examinations and assessment and maintaining a customer-service based approach to the delivery of services. 

Duties will include:  

• To support the delivery of administrative processes across a specific domain and/or cohort, as determined by the Faculty Registrar, in accordance with its academic mission and the University’s regulatory obligations and internal frameworks.
• To support the delivery of front-line administrative services within their allocated domain or cohort, including day-to-day academic and student enquiries including postgraduate research students, attendance monitoring, examinations, assessment, data entry and preparation and sending of communications to stakeholders.
• To undertake any additional duties required by the Faculty Registrar and/or other senior administrative staff commensurate with the scope and purpose of the role. 

The post also demands knowledge of MS Office 365, customer service and communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving capability, and an understanding of University structures and systems. 

Knowledge of eVision/SITS would be advantageous although full training will be given. 

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, but we are invested in our people and their development, so we encourage you to apply if you believe you have the majority of the skills and experience required and are keen to develop further! 

What can we offer you?

We might be small, but we can still offer plenty of perks! In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer:

• Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Christmas closure
• On-site gym and exercise classes
• On-site catering facilities
• University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• Free on-site parking
• Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments
• Discount of courses for staff and their families 

Informal enquiries may be made to Barny Lord (barny.lord@buckingham.ac.uk).   

The closing date for applications is Thursday 29th May 2025 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on the week commencing 9^th June 2025. 

Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications, eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable) 

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button above.

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