Senior Programme Officer

The University of London  The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.  We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange. We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.  Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.  The Role  The University of London Worldwide is seeking to appoint two Senior Programme Officers to join two busy directorates.    The Senior Programme Officer role will involve liaising with key internal teams and senior academic and administrative personnel in the University of London’s Member Institutions. As a Senior Programme Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of our online academic programmes. This will include cyclical administrative tasks to prepare the teaching sessions and working with colleagues to ensure any issues in delivery are identified, resolved, or escalated in a timely way. The role will also involve documenting process and practices which can be shared with teams at Member Institutions and may also service governance meetings for the programmes as needs be.  We are seeking a positive, highly organised individual with excellent communication skills and experience of working in a team supporting Higher Education programmes. As the role involves supporting programmes which are delivered online, excellent ICT skills and digital literacy are required.   For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.  Further information  To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 2nd June 2024.   The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.  The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however, will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.  The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.   Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.