Fixed term till Feb 2026

Background

The main purpose of this role is to manage the improvement and change of key Partnership processes with the Faculty, with a focus on those within Christ Church Business School. It will provide high level executive support to the Director of Partnerships and the Deputy Directors and line manage the Partnership Executive Officers within the Deans Office. The role will include the management of Academic Misconduct cases, appeals, TLA’s, LSP’s for all the Partnership activity within the faculty liaising with internal student procedures and key contacts within Partner Institutions

The Role

It will involve working closely with key stakeholders (internal and external) to improve student and staff experience. You will contribute to robust support for the delivery of Vision 2030 strategies of student learning, life and futures / Research, enterprise and Innovation / People, culture and community. The role has been designed to promote creative collaboration in the delivery of key improvement projects.

Christ Church Business School has around 10,000 plus students studying on collaborative partner courses across the UK and internationally. Courses are either validated or franchised from Canterbury Christ Church University. Locations include London, Manchester, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, UAE, Singapore and Spain.

The Person

To be successful in this role you will be an approachable and self-motivated team player with experience of leading a team or project group. You will take a pro-active approach to forward planning whilst remaining flexible to changing needs.

You should be positive, pro-active, self-motivated and approachable. The post holder will need to organised and demonstrate the ability to work with professionalism and flexibility in responding to changing priorities.

A good level of IT skill (in particular in Microsoft excel, outlook and teams) and excellent communication skills across a variety of customers, colleagues and stakeholders are key to being successful in this role.

How to apply

Start Date for Applications: 29/04/2024

Closing date for applications 20/05/2024

Interviews to be scheduled W/c 03/06/2024

Internal applicants wishing to apply on the basis of a secondment from their current position should seek approval for such an arrangement from their current line manager at the earliest possible opportunity/ before applying for the job role.

To apply online, please click the ‘Apply for this job’ button below. To gain further details about this post please visit our Vacancies page: www.canterbury.ac.uk

Please be advised a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Your application will be reviewed against the criteria outlined in the Person Specification by a selection panel; and applicants who best match the criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

For information regarding the post please feel free to contact Brigid Carroll, Faculty Executive Co-ordinator brigid.carroll@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ04995.

If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at hr.recruitment@canterbury.ac.uk quoting reference number as above. Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.