Job Introduction
Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our School of Business designing and delivering best-in-class programmes.
We are looking for a friendly and dynamic Academic Administrator to work closely with the team and ensure the smooth running of learning and assessment operations. This will include a range of administrative tasks and provide exposure to stakeholders across the school.
What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
- Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will be in charge of managing and implementing all Academic Administration processes within the Business School.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Work with the wider Academic Administration team to undertake assessments tasks.
- Ensure that data integrity is adhered to at all times when dealing with assessment tasks.
- Support the smooth running of assessment sessions and deal with queries from internal and external customers.
- Assist with the formatting of examination papers, production of assessments, production of marking materials, collating samples for external examiners and professional bodies.
- Setting up submission links for students to submit assessments
- Maintaining cohort and programme information in relation to assessments
- Support with the coordination of the academic misconduct process within the school
- Support with the coordination of the marking process for all assessments on various assessment software.
- Provide administrative support to the Head of Academic Administration as required
- Undertake any ad hoc duties in line with level of responsibility as allocated by Head of Academic Administration as required
What experience you’ll need
To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:
- Previous experience in an administration role
- Impeccable attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
- Strong administration, process and organisational skills
- Enthusiastic and people-focused
- Excellent customer service skills
- A good team worker and the ability to work alone without supervision
- Excellent knowledge and skills in using the Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task when necessary
- Flexible approach to working in a collaborative environment
- The ability to deal positively with change
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo certain necessary checks such as DBS.
BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices
