Academic Timetable Lead - Shape Student Schedules

Rose Bruford College; Upper Hockenden; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Free on-site parking

Nest pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Christmas closure days

Job summary

Rose Bruford College in Sidcup is seeking an experienced Timetabling Officer to lead the full lifecycle of the College's academic timetable, from planning to publication and continuous improvement. You will balance teaching requirements, staff availability, room capacity and student needs with a calm, organised approach.

You will collaborate with Programme Directors and colleagues, translating requirements into deliverable timetables and resolving clashes.

Qualifications

• Practical timetabling or complex scheduling experience.
• Experience in Higher or Further Education timetabling.
• Ability to coordinate across Programme Directors and course teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, creation, publication, and maintenance of the College's central academic timetable.
• Coordinate teaching requirements from Programme Directors and course teams.
• Translate teaching requirements into deliverable timetables.
• Identify and resolve timetable clashes and constraints.
• Balance staff availability, room capacity, teaching needs and student experience.
• Maintain accurate information within timetabling systems.
• Support room allocation and space utilisation.
• Review and improve timetabling processes and ways of working.
• Collaborate with the Data team on data administration tasks.

Skills

Timetabling

Complex scheduling

Space planning

Organisational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Timetabling software

Tools

Unit-e

Celcat

Job description

Rose Bruford College in Sidcup is seeking an experienced Timetabling Officer to lead the full lifecycle of the College's academic timetable, from planning to publication and continuous improvement. You will balance teaching requirements, staff availability, room capacity and student needs with a calm, organised approach.

You will collaborate with Programme Directors and colleagues, translating requirements into deliverable timetables and resolving clashes.