HE Student Engagement & Compliance Officer

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a HE Student Engagement & Compliance Officer?

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.

In this role you will be:

Working within the Higher Education (HE) Directorate; the post holder will be responsible for continually enhancing the experience of HE students by engaging them as partners in their learning, and acting on their suggestions for improvements. The role also requires quality monitoring and audit of key documents to ensure students have access to the information required for success. In addition, the post holder will support enrichment activities and promoting volunteering opportunities to support University Centre Weston's approach to Educational Gain.

Key duties:

• Representing the student body on key committees and supporting student representatives to undertake this role as required by the management team, maintaining an independent student voice at these bodies.
• To act on behalf of students in the development and review of the policies, procedures and processes which contribute to educational enhancement and quality assurance as directed.

• Ensuring the College is compliant with the Office for Students (OfS) expectations regarding Student Engagement, and to further develop areas of good practice.
• Implementing the UCW Student Engagement Strategy, reviewing its effectiveness, ensuring all students, on all modes of study, have a voice through student representation and that Student Staff Liaison Committees take place.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Highly motivated, setting and achieving high standards for yourself.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills; the ability to plan ahead and manage multiple deadlines to prioritise workloads and respond to planned and ad-hoc demands.
• Computer Literacy including use of Access Databases and Excel Spreadsheets.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.