Reports to: Registrar
Salary range: £30 174 to £33,923 p/a (depending on experience)
Location: Cambridge Muslim College
Contract: Full-time 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
The Academic Programmes Officer provides high quality administrative support to students enrolled at Cambridge Muslim College. These courses include the BA in Islamic Studies, the one-year Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies and Leadership (CISLD) and the one-year online Diploma in Islamic Psychology (IPD). The Academic Programmes Officer has responsibility for timetabling, attendance, creating and maintaining student records, administering assessments and examinations, communications and dealing with day-to-day students matters. The CISLD has approximately 20 students who attend onsite classes and the IPD has 20 students who undertake the course entirely online. The Academics Programmes Officer will work closely with the academic staff in the delivery of the programmes and be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Registrar.
The Academic Programmes Officer will have administrative experience, ideally gained in a higher education environment, and demonstrate strong customer care qualities. They must be able to work with minimal supervision, work accurately under pressure and be well organised. They must have strong and confident communication skills (written and spoken) and understand the importance of confidentiality in their role. They must be able to deal with complexity and have good problem-solving skills. Advanced IT skills are also necessary with the ability to quickly learn new student administration systems and use Microsoft Office proficiently, particularly Word and Outlook.
Application Information:
- Application is by CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
- Applicants must already possess the unrestricted right to work in the UK. The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
- Cambridge Muslim College welcomes applications from all sections of the community and supports a flexible working environment.
- Completed applications should be emailed to humanresources@cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk, When submitting your application. Please include in the subject line – Job Title of the position you are applying for and your full name.
The deadline for receiving applications is by close of business on Friday 24 May 2024, any applications received after the closing date will not be shortlisted.
