About the Role
The School of Politics and International Relations and the Mile End Institute are pleased to announce that we are seeking an exceptional individual to take up the role of Student Engagement Assistant.
The postholder will be a part of the professional Services team in the School. They will play an active role in developing and delivering the activities of the School.
About You
You will be a core member of the Student Support Team based in the School of Politics and International Relations responsible for delivering administrative support to the Student Support Team and the Education Team. The post holder will help manage the extenuating circumstances applications within the school and answer front line student queries. The post holder will also assist with the monitoring of student engagement and module selection.
About the School
The School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK’s leading Politics and International Relations departments. It was ranked 7th overall among UK higher education institutions in the 2022 REF. The School has grown rapidly over the past five years and is now home to 50+ academic staff. It has recently expanded to include Sociology as well as Politics and IR in its teaching and research. It is home to a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum in the fields of Politics and International Relations.
Queen Mary offers a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The School welcomes applications from women, ethnic minority, neuro-diverse candidates and candidates with disabilities. Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. All applicants will be assessed fairly against the same criteria and will be shortlisted according to experience and merit as appropriate.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The post is based at the Mile End Campus. It is full-time and permanent. The starting salary will be Grade 3, in the range of £31,421 – £38,165 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as men as this group is underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Norman McBreen at [email protected].
To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button.
The closing date for applications is 21 July 2023.
Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.