Senior Application Support Specialist
Founded in 1837, our client is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world number 1 art and design university for a remarkable nine consecutive years according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.
This is an exciting time to join the College, as a Senior Application Support Specialist. This role operates within the Digital Delivery team, and the successful applicant will be expected to have a strong systems support background with knowledge of standard software and web-based applications in several contexts. You will have knowledge of writing, running and developing business system reports, along with advanced Microsoft Office / Google Suite skills. You will have knowledge of implementing, supporting and/or upgrading business systems, such as Itrent, Stonefish, Dashboard, Unit4 ERP, Unit4 Student Management, Elsevier Pure and Raiser’s Edge or similar, always looking for ways to improve systems and efficiency.
You will be a team player, working with students and staff of all levels. You will have excellent customer service and a desire to surpass customer expectations in all aspects of business engagement, working independently with the ability to prioritise your busy workload. Tenacity and patience when dealing with colleagues who may be experiencing difficulty with business systems, guiding them to a successful resolution.
Along with your excellent communication skills in writing, in person and via conferencing, you will have a proven ability to solve complex problems where solutions are not readily available nor is the problem well defined. Writing structured documentation in a format understandable to all levels of the userbase.
If this sounds like the role for you, they welcome your application. This is a full time and permanent role, based across all 3 sites of Battersea, Kensington and White City.
Closing date: 21st March 2024
Our client aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.