Academic Administrator - #1677799

About The Team

SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) is a specialist higher education institution delivering tertiary education, research and consultancy. SRUC’s principal purpose is to advance education, science, research, and environmental protection and improvement in rural and land-based industries, both domestically and internationally.

The Opportunity

SRUC is seeking an experienced administrator to be a member of a flexible Faculty Office administration team that collectively delivers customer-focused and efficient student - and research - facing administrative services, as delegated to each post-holder by the Head of Faculty Administration, in areas which may include but are not limited to:

• Class timetabling
• Examination timetabling
• Student enrolment and registration
• Data entry
• Attendance registers
• Receipt and return of course work
• Faculty finance-related functions
• Faculty quality systems
• Graduation and prize-giving
• Student admissions process
• Student induction
• Student discipline, formal complaints and student appeals
• Schools delivery
• Open and Applicant days, and other events
• Research activity
• Development and delivery of grant applications
• Links with industry bodies and associations
• Allocation of rooms and other resources
• Record keeping (e.g. student records, and research group outputs and activities)
• Preparation for/facilitation of audits.
  
  

This role is crucial in ensuring effective and efficient systems, processes, and procedures within SRUC’s academic records, admissions, and student fees/funding functions.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for this role you should have demonstrable experience of working within a varied administrative role. Applicants should have a good standard of education, good communication skills, and a comprehensive knowledge of IT software (particularly Microsoft Office and databases). The ideal candidate should be educated to SCQF Level 4 .

Eligibility for Sponsorship

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

Admin ref: ACF/EO/002/25

Why work for SRUC?

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted RAC Membership
• Generous family leave
• Flexible working patterns
• Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
• Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development
  
  

How To Apply

Please complete an online application form by pressing “apply”.

Please read the Job Particulars document before applying.

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SRUC is committed to valuing Diversity, advancing Equality and respecting Human Rights throughout the organisation and encouraging applications from disabled people using the “Disability Confident Employer” symbol. SRUC is a member of the Athena SWAN charter.

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