About us
An exciting 12-month internal secondment opportunity has arisen within the Faculty of Brain Sciences for a Grade 7 Education Coordinator (Taught Programmes), supporting the Queen Square Institute of Neurology Hub.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership, operational, and strategic experience within education administration at faculty level. You will play a central role in coordinating a portfolio of taught programmes, leading a team, and working closely with academic and professional services colleagues to deliver an excellent student experience from enquiry through to graduation.
The role sits within the Faculty Education and Student Experience team, offering exposure to cross-faculty working and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and continuous improvement.
About the role
The role involves:
- Leading and supporting a team delivering high-quality administration across a portfolio of taught programmes
- Coordinating key education processes, including admissions support, assessment and exam boards, curriculum data, and student records
- Ensuring a consistently high-quality student experience from recruitment through to completion
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and ways of working across the Faculty
Please see attached JD for a detailed description of the role.
This post is available from 1 September 2027 – 31 August 2027 and is open to UCL internal candidates only on a secondment basis.
Please ensure you have discussed the possibility of a secondment with your line manager before applying.
About you
- Has experience working in education administration, ideally within a higher education environment
- Is confident coordinating complex activities and managing competing priorities
- Has experience supporting or supervising staff, or is ready to step into a line management role
- Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
- Is proactive, organised, and committed to delivering an excellent student experience
- Has an interest in improving processes and contributing to service development
What we offer
Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Application Process
Please ensure you have discussed the possibility of a secondment with your line manager before applying.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy please contact Alex Addo (email: [email protected]). If you have any queries regarding the application process please email: [email protected] or [email protected].
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
To apply for the vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
The interviews will be held on the w/c 31st August
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
