Head of Academic Administration

Department of Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford.

Head of Academic Administration
Full Time (flexible working options considered)

Grade 8: Salary £42,149 - £50,296 p.a.

The Department of Computer Science has an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Academic Administration.  The Academic Administration Team at the Department of Computer Science provides strategic direction and operational support for the delivery of world leading education in all aspects of its undergraduate and postgraduate degree provision.

As a member of the Department’s Senior Management Team, you will be a key contributor to the development and achievement of the department’s strategic education priorities, policies and procedures, and to identify opportunities for areas of improvement in conjunction with staff within the department and elsewhere in the collegiate university. You will be responsible for providing timely and accurate reports and detailed analyses on all aspects of teaching delivery to senior management, providing input to risk analysis, and strategic decision making.

You will be responsible for the management of the academic administration function, ensuring that all activities align, where necessary, with University policies and procedures.  You will liaise closely with the Head of Department, Deputy Head of Department for Teaching, the Director of Teaching, the Director of Graduate Studies, course organisers, and chairs of examiners, to provide support and advice on processes and procedures and to ensure the implementation of any changes. In addition, the Head of Academic Administration is a member of the professional management team, where each manager acts jointly as deputy to the Head of Administration and Finance to ensure the delivery of an outstanding service to all academics engaged in teaching and to our students.

You should be educated to degree level, and have experience of working at a strategic level within a complex organisation, with demonstrable experience of developing strategies and managing change in a complex, evolving environment.  You should possess highly effective people management skills, with significant experience of performance management and supporting the career development of individuals.  Experience of working in a University student administration role is highly desirable.

You will be based in the Wolfson Building but you may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

All applicants must complete an application form and submit a CV and supporting statement.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 18 November 2021. Interviews are expected to be held in early December 2021.

We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage and Mindful Employer, holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award, HR excellence in Research and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.

Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diversity groups and champions, for example http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/aboutus/women-cs-oxford/index.html , as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example shared parental leave.

Demonstrating a commitment to provide equality of opportunity. We would particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic applicants who are currently under-represented within the Computer Science Department. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

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