About us

The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) is a distinct teaching Centre within the IOE. It upholds the values of UCL as a world-leading institution by enabling successful academic transition between diverse educational systems through a range of degree preparation and summer courses.

The UCL Summer School, within the CLIE, offers over 50 credit bearing modules from across UCL’s Faculties aimed at students wishing to pursue a high quality, academically challenging undergraduate summer programme for credit at UCL. The programme supports the achievement of a number of the UCL 2034 principal themes and key enablers.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Module Administration, the Assistant Administrator plays a key role in the team which is responsible for the daily operation and administration of the UCL Summer School.

The role supports the delivery of both CLIE’s and the IOE’s Strategic Operating Plans.

About you

You will be a process-oriented individual, with proven experience of successful student-facing programme administration in higher education.

You will be quick to learn, flexible, and possess an ability to prioritise a busy workload and remain calm under pressure.

You will be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders – both internally and externally – and will need to able to do so effectively in a variety of contexts, always demonstrating care and a high level of attention to detail in all your work.

You will have strong IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Office packages in a professional setting to a high standard

Lastly, you will enjoy with students from different nationalities and will want to ensure that all students on the Summer School have the best possible experience at UCL.

This role does not meet the requirements for a Skilled Worker visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require a right to work in the UK.

How to apply

A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

You will be required to attach your CV. Applicants should also provide a cover letter indicating how their qualifications, knowledge and experience fulfil the person specification, as well as upload copies of the qualifications.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the Head of Module Administration, Kimberly Bentein at k.bentein@ucl.ac.uk

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Administrator Simona Andriusyte at s.andriusyte@ucl.ac.uk

We expect interviews to take place w/c 25 May.

Ideally, the successful candidate would be able to start as soon as possible.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

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.