Timetable Lead — Complex Scheduling & Space Planning (Hybrid)

People First; Sidcup; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Free on-site parking

NEST pension scheme with employer

Job summary

Rose Bruford College is seeking an experienced Timetabling Officer to manage the full lifecycle of the College's academic timetable, from planning through publication and maintenance. You will balance teaching requirements, staff availability, room capacity and the student experience within a hybrid working environment.

This role requires practical timetabling or complex scheduling experience, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work diplomatically with Programme Directors and

Qualifications

• Experience of timetabling, complex scheduling or space planning, ideally in Higher or Further Education.
• Ability to coordinate stages of the timetabling lifecycle and translate requirements into deliverable timetables.
• Strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Timetabling

Complex scheduling

Space planning

Data administration

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

Unit-e

Celcat

Job description

Rose Bruford College is seeking an experienced Timetabling Officer to manage the full lifecycle of the College's academic timetable, from planning through publication and maintenance. You will balance teaching requirements, staff availability, room capacity and the student experience within a hybrid working environment.

This role requires practical timetabling or complex scheduling experience, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work diplomatically with Programme Directors and