University of Birmingham Hiring for Student & Administration Coordinator (Dubai) – Dubai Professional Services – 100048 Job at Dubai Full Time

Position Details

Dubai Professional Services

University of Birmingham, Dubai campus

Salary: Competitive

Grade 500

Full time – normal office hours during term time however would need to attend evening and weekends in case of counterpart unavailability and out of term time normal office hours. Working hours are compliant with the UAE labour law.

Location: Dubai, UAE

Closing date: 17 August 2022

University of Birmingham Dubai

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we have now taken up residence of our state of the art new campus and are excited to build on our brand and reputation as a global institution. This post represents an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious World Top 100 University as we continue to grow our long-term strategic mission in Dubai, the UAE and the wider region. Our campus reflects the very best of Birmingham through our presence in Dubai.

Professional Services Ethos

Our ethos as a Professional Services team has been developed in line with the principles of being a Birmingham Professional. In particular, here in Dubai, this means that all Professional Services colleagues seek to collaborate effectively to ensure the needs of the whole campus community and our stakeholders are met. It also means that we work constructively together to provide a flexible range of service and support that adapt to the changing needs of the Campus as we grow. There are specific focal points in the academic cycle when all Professional Services team members will be expected to contribute regardless of their primary role, for example Welcome or Graduation. In addition, the duties listed below are illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of this post which is likely to change over time in response to the needs of the Campus and as you develop your experience and skills. You will have the opportunity to develop and may also need to specialise your duties further, over time, in agreement with your manager.

In order to contribute to the success of the team and the University’s vision for the Dubai Campus the Professional Services team will be seeking to continue to recruit and develop colleagues who display:

• a high level of intellectual aptitude;
• strong agility and a portfolio of skills that can adapt to meet changing circumstances;
• an innovative and creative mindset; and
• both an enterprising and entrepreneurial nature to support our growth and pursuit of excellence.

Department Overview

The Services and Support thematic area will focus on providing all students at the University of Birmingham Dubai with a wide range of high-quality services and support. This will also support the University and our academic colleagues in the delivery of our academic mission in respect of both Education and Research including:

• Welcome and induction activities
• Careers, employability and skills support
• Programme administration support and services
• Research administration support
• Visa and immigration services
• Information advice and guidance services
• Learning and library services
• Wellbeing services
• Academic Skills support
• Support to the University of Birmingham Dubai Students’ Association
• General student administration through to graduation support.

Job summary

You will join a professional services team that is passionate about providing excellent administration support for students and staff.

Duties may vary between teams, but you will have the opportunity to contribute or take a lead in all aspects of student and programme administration ranging from registration throughout the student journey to graduation.

You will work closely with a diverse group of people including managers, academic staff, PS staff and students to deliver the annual cycle of teaching and learning administration-related activities, including online registration, student fee processing, student records, student mobility and assessment and examinations support.

This role reports mainly to the Executive and Corporate office supporting the Services and Support strand of the Professional Services but has a dual reporting line with Student & Programme Administration Office.

Main duties

General

Job Specific Duties

Additional responsibilities

Person Specification

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

You will need to evidence:

• Substantial professional experience in a variety of similar roles; and
• GCSEs to a minimum of grade C in English and Mathematics (or equivalent qualifications) and
• A levels or an equivalent level 3 qualification, such as a Level 3 NVQ, or level 3 national diploma.

You will be:

• Comfortable in a role where you take significant responsibility and where you are expected to proactively propose new ways of working.
• Familiar with the administrative duties withing a busy higher education or corporate environment.
• Comfortable working on your own initiative to complete tasks and projects without close supervision.
• Able to become authoritative quickly on complex systems and be able to advise colleagues on these.
• Able to set the standard for other colleagues, acting as a role model and coaching staff as appropriate.
• You will be able to communicate and delegate effectively as required.
• You will be familiar with raising POs and following through till payments.
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise work (your own and the work of others) proactively, independently and as part of a team.

In addition to the above, you should be able to demonstrate and/or evidence the following:

• The ability to work to tight deadlines in a collaborative team environment.
• The ability to supervise and support the work of other team members.
• A good understanding of delivering excellent customer service and the ability to influence others to deliver it too.
• The ability to interact with individuals at all levels of internal and external organisations.
• Experience of using and maintaining complex work systems e.g. student databases/record systems/finance sytems or equivalent.
• Exemplary attention to detail and the ability to work confidentially, use judgement and make appropriate decisions within the constraints of the role
• The ability to cope with change in a fast moving, dynamic environment where change is often required immediately.
• The ability to cope with change in a fast moving, dynamic environment where change is often required immediately.
• An understanding of the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace
• Ability to identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant policies and procedures.

Dimensions

You may directly manage others in this role but, even if you do not, you will still be expected to act as a role model and coach members of the team. You will not normally manage a budget in this role.

Problem solving and decision making

• You will be working under the direction of senior managers (The Executive Assistant and the Head of Student and Programme Administration), but with considerable autonomy to deliver the outputs required. You will be working within the framework of existing policies, processes and procedures for the University and the relevant College, but there will be plenty of scope to review and shape processes. You will take day to day decisions on some of the more complex tasks in the team’s remit including identifying next steps as appropriate.

Internal and external relationships

• This role will be liaising with internal colleagues and stakeholders, external stakeholders as well, sometimes with customers who have issues with the service, with an expectation on maintaining good working relationships with all.

Our values and behaviours

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment

We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.