Timetabling Officer (REDPLOYEE APPLICANTS ONLY)

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff training and development

Pension scheme

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a Timetabling Officer to manage and maintain teaching timetables across schools or programmes, ensuring accurate room utilisation and policy compliance.

You will be the main contact for timetable queries, collaborate with academic and professional staff, resolve scheduling conflicts, monitor data quality, and support service improvements while delivering a student‑focused timetabling service throughout the academic year.

Qualifications

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a customer-focused administrative environment, with the ability to deliver a professional, responsive service.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Able to work independently, follow procedures consistently, and contribute positively to team performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain teaching timetables for an allocated portfolio of schools or programmes.
• Ensure accuracy, efficient room utilisation and compliance with university policies.
• Act as the main contact for timetable-related queries.
• Resolve scheduling conflicts and monitor timetable changes.
• Support service improvements, contribute to team collaboration and training.
• Ensure a student-focused, responsive timetabling service throughout the academic year.

Skills

Planning

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Data processing

Education

A-levels or equivalent experience

Job description

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

Academic Services, led by the Director of Academic Services is responsible for leading and delivering professional, responsive, and effective academic and student administration across City St George’s. Working closely to the strategic direction set by the Vice President for Education, Academic Services supports the educational mission of the University.

Responsibilities

The Timetabling Officer is responsible for managing and maintaining teaching timetables for an allocated portfolio of schools or programmes, ensuring accuracy, efficient room utilisation and compliance with university policies. The role acts as the main contact for timetable-related queries, works closely with academic and professional services staff, resolves scheduling conflicts, manages timetable changes, and monitors data quality. It also supports service improvements, contributes to team collaboration and training, and ensures a student-focused, responsive timetabling service throughout the academic year.

Person Specification

Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience, with knowledge of administrative systems and data processing. Experience in a customer-focused administrative environment, with the ability to deliver a professional, responsive service. Strong planning and organisational skills, including prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines. Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and problem-solving abilities. Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships. Able to work independently, follow procedures consistently, and contribute positively to team performance.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 18th October 2026 at 23:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 9th November 2026

The selection process will involve an interview.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions