Senior College Administrator

Joining us as Senior College Administrator, you will assist the Head of College Administration & Exams in providing administrative support for the effective running of the College.

You will be expected to work with senior managers and liaise with departments from across the college on day to day administrative matters to ensure required duties and urgent business of the College is effectively actioned.

You will provide an excellent service of administrative support and minuting of meetings. This involves the preparation for meetings, papers, agendas and extensive diary management. You will ensure that sound administrative processes are in place and have the ability to prepare, present and proof read reports and correspondence with meticulous attention to detail.

We’re looking for an individual who has excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, someone who has good attention to detail and who can be a role model to the administrative team. Able to work flexibly under pressure, ensuring administrative deadlines are met, you will have previous experience of working in a busy administrative environment and be confident when leading a team, able to prioritise own work along with supervising the work of others.

Qualified to Level 3 or equivalent, you will have a good understanding of administrative processes and procedures and be familiar with data protection regulations.

This is a permanent, full time position.

Closing date for the return of an online application form is 5th November 2021

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 26 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.