About us

Registry Systems Officers are responsible for providing essential user and system support for systems that underpin the administration of the student’s academic journey.  You will join us mid-way through a period of project work which has seen the implementation of strategic and operational change.

Working with colleagues across Academic Registry and the wider University, you will support the implementation of a new curriculum management function within the University’s student records system (SITS), assisting in its roll out to academic departments. You will be supporting the creation and maintenance of curriculum and assessment data, as well as the implementation of assessment, progression and award rules within SITS.  Using your team-working experience you’ll provide appropriate user support and training to a wide range of different system users across all these areas in the student lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity because of the varied nature of the areas of user support you will be involved in, and the technical and communications experience you will gain.

You will be supported in your development to increase your knowledge of SITs, building on your existing database experience. In addition, you will become proficient in our customer relationship management software and reporting tools. You will work in close collaboration with both administrators and system developers in Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT).

About you

• have experience of SITS or other similar database in a professional environment
• be motivated to learn and enjoys passing on knowledge to others
• are professionally curious and enjoys working in a team
• want to advance their career in Higher Education

Further information

If you relish passing on your knowledge to users, are professionally curious and enjoy the challenge of learning new systems and supporting others as they learn – we’d love to hear from you and welcome you to our supportive and hard-working team.

The role will suit those wishing to advance their careers in a higher education environment, where you will use your existing strengths and develop new skills.

This is a fixed term opportunity until 31 July 2028 and we welcome applications on a secondment basis. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amy Cavanagh, Assistant Registrar (adsamac@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 06 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924

About the role

Priorities will vary from cyclical service delivery and improvement, to the delivery of policy recommendations and projects. You will focus on academic quality and standards areas such as:

• Delivering strategic education projects. 
• Identifying and monitoring risk and risk mitigation for compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including Office for Students Conditions of Registration.
• Developing and maintaining policy frameworks and student and assessment regulations.
• Providing and managing training and guidance for colleagues in support of effective quality assurance processes. 

There will be significant opportunity for engagement with the wider University and higher education sector, and for personal professional development in the area of academic quality assurance and standards. 

About you

You will

• have an expert understanding of regulatory requirements, key considerations and sector best practice within UK higher education. 
• actively work to build excellent relationships with team members and stakeholders within Academic Registry and across the University. 
• as a manager, enjoy supporting the professional development of yourself and your team, and you will draw from your experiences of positively supporting colleagues through change.
• be passionate about managing a responsive service to a range of colleagues. 
• have a collaborative and consultative approach, and a strong interest in continuous improvement.
• be confident in making evidence-based recommendations and decisions about change, and be committed to seeing these changes through to implementation and monitoring. 
• bring your excellent planning and communications skills together to effectively deliver priorities and projects across our services. 

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sascha Athey, Head of Academic Quality & Standards at sa3366@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 05 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,485 to £55,295