Teaching Office Manager [Temporary Cover]

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cambridge seeks an experienced Teaching Office Manager to lead the Teaching Office team within the Department of Psychology, ensuring high-quality support for undergraduate and postgraduate education.

The role involves managing day-to-day activity, developing staff, and embedding administrative best practice, in close collaboration with the Deputy Head of Department for Undergraduate Education. Fixed-term for 1 year or until the post holder returns.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching coordination roles.
• Excellent IT skills and strong organisational abilities.
• Good verbal and written communication with a good level of numeracy.
• Ability to learn quickly, work independently and head up a busy office.
• Temporary cover: fixed-term for 1 year or until the post holder returns.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Teaching Office team to deliver high-quality support for undergraduate and postgraduate education.
• Manage day-to-day activity of the Teaching Office and ensure quality of work.
• Line manage the Teaching Administrator and Postgraduate Administrator and support their development.
• Embed administrative best practice and translate policy into procedure with the Deputy Head of Department.

Skills

Teaching coordination

IT skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Numeracy

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled individual to join the Teaching Office Team in the Department of Psychology as our Teaching Office Manager, while the current role holder takes up a secondment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Teaching Office team, whose focus is on the delivery of high-quality support for undergraduate and postgraduate education within our busy and friendly department. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where the professional services team are valued and developed.

As the Teaching Office Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our department. We are seeking applicants with previous experience in teaching coordination roles, who have excellent IT skills, exceptional organisational abilities, and strong communication skills (both verbal and written) combined with a good level of numeracy. You will have the ability to learn quickly and independently and enjoy heading up a busy office and team.

Working closely with the Deputy Head of Department for Undergraduate Education, the role-holder will ensure policy translates into procedure, embed administrative best practice in all areas, and support the department in responding to any change as it occurs.

The role-holder will have responsibility for managing the day-to-day activity of the Teaching Office and the quality of work that is delivered and will line manage the Teaching Administrator and Postgraduate Administrator, taking proactive responsibility for their development.

Temporary cover: This post is fixed-term for 1 years or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Louise Balshaw ([e-mail])

Please quote reference PJ50743 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.