About us:
The Dickson Poon School of Law is seeking candidates at all levels of experience with the drive and passion to deliver high quality customer service to support our strategic aims. This is an ideal opportunity to commence or further your career in Higher Education administration.
Further information about The Dickson Poon School of Law can be found here www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/index-new.aspx
About the role:
The Programmes Officer acts as the first point of contact for queries from students and academic staff within the School of Law. They must carry out detailed and accurate work that supports the delivery of our taught programmes and enables student lifecycle activities to run smoothly. With support to develop a working knowledge of regulations and processes, the Programmes Officer is responsible for ensuring that our service to students and staff is seamless and effective.
Please note that you may be required to work on some weekends to support our postgraduate teaching weekends during term time (approximately 6-7 Saturdays per term). Teaching terms typically run from the end of September – December and January – March.
About you:
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team and relate to a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft documents and correspondence
- Strong numeracy skills and the ability to analyse complex data
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel) and the ability to quickly learn new systems
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy at all times
Desirable criteria
- Degree level or equivalent qualification
- Experience of working as an administrator in higher education
- Experience of working in a customer-facing environment
- Experience of using virtual learning environments and student records systems (such as SITS)
- Excellent intercultural skills and experience of working with international programmes and students
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.
The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.
We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated.
Interviews are due to be held w/c 28th September 2026.