Canterbury Christ Church University Hiring for Head of Student Records and Registration (maternity) Job at Canterbury, England Full Time

Fixed Term Maternity Cover (12 months)

We are looking for applicants to a fixed term appointment (maternity) for a rewarding role during an exciting period of change at CCCU.

Applications are invited from individuals with experience in student records management to provide leadership to the Student Records and Registration function within Registry Services.

The Student Records and Registration Team is responsible for the student record and related processes, including university-wide student-facing operations such as student registration, smartcard production, re-registration, student module choice, changes to study and the production of official documentation such as transcripts.

The role holder will be critical to the effective delivery and embedding of new processes and ways of working as part of our Modernising our Student Information Project (MOSI), as we implement SITS as the new student record system

The Role

Head of Student Records and Registration is an exciting role, which provides leadership to the team and the wider university in relation to student record management during a period of change within the University.

This maternity cover will be particularly crucial to the success of the implementation of a new student records system (SITS) over the next 12 months as the University is part-way through the Modernising Our Student Information (MOSI) programme.

This is a critical role for keeping abreast of external developments that impact student record management including statutory reporting (Data Futures), data quality, student finances, equality and diversity legislation, UKVI compliance and GDPR in the context of student records. The role holder is responsible for setting and maintaining policy related to student records in response to these developments.

The role holder will draw on previous knowledge and experience of managing student records within a further or higher education setting to provide effective leadership to these critical processes to the student experience.

Requirements

You will be qualified to degree level (or equivalent qualification/experience) and have significant experience of student and academic administration at a management level, including developing and applying policy, procedures, and regulations. You should have demonstrable experience of successfully improving processes and procedures to support the staff and student experience. Experience of SITS and/or implementation of new student record systems would be advantageous. You should be able to manage change, lead and motivate a team, and be able to work with complex IT systems.

Additional information

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to equality of opportunity, supporting and encouraging underrepresented groups as well as valuing diversity. We promote wider inclusion through our polices such as the Race Equality Charter, StoneWall for LGBT+ groups and the Disability Covenant, guaranteeing an interview to all disabled candidates which meet the essential criteria for our roles.

We aim to create an inclusive working culture in which all employees feel valued. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, which are currently underrepresented throughout Canterbury Christchurch. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities. We also welcome applications from LGB, Trans and Non-binary candidates. All applications decisions and progression opportunities through the University will be determined by personal merit only.

How to apply

Closing date for applications: Sunday 9th January 2022
Interviews are to be held: Wednesday 19th January 2022

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

No agencies, thank you.

Reference ID: REQ02693

Contract length: 12 months

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term

Salary: £40,927.00-£50,296.00 per year