Learning & Teaching Administrator

Durham University; North East; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Durham University Business School seeks a Learning and Teaching Administrator to join a dedicated team. You will deliver a high-quality administrative service supporting teaching, learning and assessment activities across the student lifecycle, from enrolment to graduation.

Working closely with colleagues across the Business School and the wider University, you will contribute to departmental priorities while complying with University policies.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support a wide range of teaching, learning and assessment activities throughout the student lifecycle, from enrolment through to graduation.
• Work closely with colleagues to deliver departmental priorities while adhering to University policies and procedures.
• Provide high-quality administrative services in a fast-paced academic environment.
• Enjoy a hybrid work setup with time split between campus and remote working, based on business needs.

Job description

Dynamic and vibrant, Durham University Business School is one of Durham University's four Faculties and is comprised of four research-intensive departments: Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Management and Marketing. Known for its global reputation, its impact on policy and practice and its strong focus on ethics, responsibility and sustainability, the School aims to be a leading European business school with a strong global presence by 2027.

The School currently has 180 academic and teaching staff, with plans and resource commitments to grow to 230 by 2027. The School has a high-quality portfolio of programmes at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level, across all subject areas. The school's student population is around 4000, across undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes, attracting a talented and diverse student intake (with over 130 nationalities).

Our vision is to lead business thought and practice to improve global wealth and well-being. Our associated mission is to create, share and use knowledge to deliver equitable and sustainable futures around the world. We pursue this mission by advancing world changing knowledge and securing global impact through increasingly collaborative research across disciplines and around the world. Further information on the School can be found at http://www.dur.ac.uk/business/.

The Business School is seeking a Learning and Teaching Administrator to join our dedicated and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a professional, high-quality administrative service that supports a wide range of teaching, learning and assessment activities throughout the student lifecycle, from enrolment through to graduation.

As part of a passionate, collaborative and welcoming team, you will contribute directly to the student experience and help ensure that our services run effectively and efficiently. Working closely with colleagues across the Business School and the wider University, you will support the delivery of departmental priorities while operating in line with University policies, procedures and regulations. The role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, with time split between working on campus and remotely, subject to business needs.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about supporting students and making a positive difference. You will be an excellent communicator with strong organisational and time-management skills, able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have a keen eye for detail, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the initiative and drive to see tasks through to completion.

In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your contribution has a real impact on students, colleagues and the wider University community.