Registry Administrator (Assessment and Awards)
An opportunity has arisen to join Academic Registry as Administrator in the Assessment and Awards Team.
Academic Registry is a key central administrative service of the University supporting Schools, students, senior management and external stakeholders through admissions, the administration of student records, curriculum, compliance and scholarships, and management of systems and data.Members of staff are required to work flexibly and provide support across the Unit according to the priorities of the academic cycle. Registry staff initiate, shape and support institution-wide projects, effecting improvements in key strategic areas including the overall St Andrews student experience.
The Unit actively supports the University’s strategy with various projects and cross-unit functions.
This role focuses on data input/processing to all core university systems as required across the scope of the student life cycle. In particular, the role supports updating student records, module results reporting, examinations, graduation processes and general administration.Furthermore, the role engages with a variety of internal and external customers, providing information relating to student records. The role also assists with Registry key activities such as matriculation.
The role undertakes integrity checks across a range of business software applications to ensure data is accurate and held to audit standard for any external bodies who require statistical information on our students, for example HESA, whilst complying with all relevant statutory frameworks.
We are seeking a candidate with excellent interpersonal skills and customer focus, along with experience working within an administrative environment and Microsoft office products such as Microsoft Word and Excel. You must have excellent organisational skills, be proactive and have an eye for detail, whilst being able to work under pressure to support timely and accurate delivery of student examinations and module results reporting.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:- Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
- Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
- Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
- Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
- Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
- A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
This post will be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge, a state-of-the-art working environment for professional services units.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Stefanie Eminger, Examinations Officer, email: sue@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 462493.
Applications are particularly welcome from women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters).We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.
Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 24 March 2025 Interview Date: 4 April 2025
We encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 461990 for an application pack.
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