Senior professionals of educational establishments

Description

Job holders in this unit group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of a university, college or other educational establishment.

Qualifications

Typical tasks

• considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs;
• arranges for evaluation of management, accounting, information storage and retrieval and other facilities;
• provides administrative support to the academic team;
• leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters;
• controls administrative aspects of student admission, registration and graduation;
• acts as secretary to statutory and other bodies/committees associated with the educational establishment;
• drafts and interprets regulations and deals with queries and complaints procedures;
• organises examinations, necessary invigilations and any security procedures required;
• arranges for the preparation and publication of syllabuses and other official documents;
• assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities;
• coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.

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