Senior Quality Co-ordinator (Appeals) 12 Months FTC

Arden University Ltd.; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Aviva pension plan

BUPA Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Perkbox benefits

Study Arden course for free

Golden Ticket to gift Arden education

Job summary

Arden University Ltd. is seeking a Senior Quality Coordinator to support governance, student administration and assessment processes within the Quality & Registry team. The role focuses on quality assurance and enhancement, with a special emphasis on Academic appeals, under supervision of the Quality Team Leader.

Travel to Coventry Head Office is required every other Tuesday. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, coordinating administrative tasks and ensuring timely

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree qualified or extensive relevant work experience
• Strong Analysis and problem solving capability
• Stakeholder management skills / experience
• Strong Administrative and customer service skills
• Experience with database systems and Excel reporting spreadsheets or data dashboards
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines in a high-pressured environment

Responsibilities

• Governance and student administration
• Processing results and grades for students
• Producing certificates awarded at graduation
• Coordinate Arden’s quality assurance and enhancement processes, with focus on Academic appeals

Skills

Degree qualified or extensive relevant

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Administrative & customer service

Database/spreadsheet reporting

Time management under pressure

Education

Degree qualified or equivalent

Job description

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum

Employment type:Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Purpose of fixed term: Temporary increase in workload across the team

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Quality Manager

Department: Quality & Registry

This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement that will require travelling into the Coventry Head Office every other Tuesday.

This may fluctuate in line with business requirements.

Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

About Arden University

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department

The Senior Quality Coordinator will sit within our Quality and Registry team is the Universities administration hub for our students. It is responsible for a wide range of functions, from governance through to student administration, marking and assessment. The team are also responsible for processing all results and grades for the student’s and produce all certificates that are awarded at the graduation ceremony.

About the Role

Reporting to our Quality Team Leader, we are looking for a Senior Quality Coordinator to join our highly skilled and supportive Quality Team.

Working in a fast-paced environment, this role presents an exciting opportunity to provide important administrative support and coordination of Arden’s quality assurance and enhancement processes and procedures with a particular focus on Academic appeals.

About You

To be successful as a Senior Quality Coordinator you must have:

Essential:

• Degree qualified or extensive relevant work experience

• Strong Analysis and problem solving capability

• Stakeholder management skills / experience

• Strong Administrative and customer service skills

• Experience of working with database systems and excel reporting spreadsheets or data dashboards

• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads, to meet specific deadlines in a high-pressured environment.

Desirable skills:

• Experience of working in a Higher Education/Further Education environment.

• Knowledge of quality assurance or registry processes in an educational context.

• Experience of working with student record systems or large IT record systems

Why Arden

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

• BUPA Cash Plan

• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)

• Access to Perkbox benefits

• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends

• Plus, other excellent benefits

• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Our Values

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: Wednesday 25 November

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.