Academic Affair Specialist

SPD Scuola Politecnica di Design; Monza; In loco; EUR 13.000 - 20.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

SPD – Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan is seeking an Academic Affairs Specialist to support the day‑to‑day life of our academic programs, coordinating schedules, exams, and archives while maintaining accurate records and documentation.

You will foster faculty and student relations, assist with placement activities and partnerships, and work closely with colleagues to ensure smooth operations across departments.

Competenze

• Experience in organizational or coordination roles.
• Familiarity with design disciplines.
• Excellent command of English.
• Strong prioritization and time-management skills.

Mansioni

• Plan and deliver academic activities, manage the academic management system and archives, monitor attendance and grades, and organize exams and group activities.
• Foster faculty and student relations, assist students in person and via email, and produce end-of-year certificates.
• Support partnerships and placement activities, helping to organize interviews and collaborations.

Conoscenze

Organizational skills

Communication

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Strumenti

Academic management system

Descrizione del lavoro

We're hiring: Academic Affairs Specialist

SPD – Scuola Politecnica di Design is looking for a new team member to join our Academic Affairs Office.

If you're passionate about education, organization, and building relationships with students and faculty, this role is for you.

What you'll do

You’ll be a key point of reference for the day-to-day life of our academic programs, across three areas of responsibility:

• Planning and delivery of academic activities — you’ll support course planning, manage the academic management system and archives, monitor attendance, student performance and grade collection, and organize written exams, group work, and extracurricular activities (field trips, travel, internal competitions, conferences).
• Faculty and student relations — you’ll manage relationships with faculty (class kick-off, classroom equipment, schedule changes and reschedules), assist students in person and via email, monitor classroom dynamics, and facilitate student-faculty relations. You’ll also produce and send end-of-year certificates.
• Academic partnerships and placement — you’ll support the relationship with SPD's academic partner and placement activities, helping to organize interviews.

You’ll work closely with the other teams across the school to ensure the smooth running of academic activities.

What we’re looking for

• Professional experience in organizational or coordination roles
• Familiarity with design disciplines
• Excellent command of English
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Flexibility, problem-solving, and a solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Position details

Location: Milan – Piazzale Lugano 19

Apprenticeship contract, tempo pieno

Why SPD

You’ll join the first design school in Italy, founded in 1954 by Nino Di Salvatore: an internationally recognized institution offering a dynamic, multicultural, and stimulating environment.