Assistant School Education Service Manager

Salary: Grade 6 (£28,762 – £34,308 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the University campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you want to be part of a professional service, committed to supporting students and colleagues and delivering an exceptional student experience? Are you customer focussed and flexible in your approach? Do you enjoy working with a wide range of different people?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Student Education Service is a passionate and ambitious University service that supports 38,000-plus students and 9,200-plus staff to deliver an exceptional student experience. Our teams are committed to supporting every student to make the most of their time at Leeds and go on to succeed in their chosen career. Teamwork is key to our success, and we proactively seek to work collaboratively with others in the wider University community and externally. If you like the idea of being part of a community of 800 professional staff working across our beautiful campus, then we would love to hear from you.

The University is an exciting, and creative environment in which to build a career. Our staff have a broad array of skills and experience but work together in collaborative and inclusive ways in partnership with our students and academic colleagues who teach them. We value diversity and welcome everyone to our global community. We are professional, helpful, approachable, and inclusive – values that we are all committed to. Find out more about how our staff describe our Student Education Service culture here.

We are looking for three Assistant Student Education Service Managers. One post will join our Assessment Service, based in a faculty or faculties in the first instance, but with a responsibility to the Assessment Service as a whole and work directly in faculty. Two posts will be based in a faculty or faculties.

You will be enthusiastic about supporting student education activity and be adaptable and flexible. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively. You will have the ability to provide leadership, direction, and support to colleagues within the team including co-ordinating workloads. With a strong customer focus, you will always think about how we can do better and will contribute proactively to improving our Service.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s over 40 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you like the idea of being part of a community of over 900 professional staff working across our campus to enhance the student experience then we would love to hear from you.

Want to know more about what we do and what it’s like working for us? Come to one of our live zoom sessions where current staff members will be speaking about their roles and taking your questions at 7pm on 1st December. Please register your interest at the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/GCHX9y63VU

Please note interviews will be over Microsoft Teams.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Jonathan Clark, Operational Delivery Manager (Assessment)

Email: J.Clark1@leeds.ac.uk

Or

Rob Stevens, Student Education Delivery Manager

Email: R.J.Stevens@leeds.ac.uk