Business Administration Advanced Apprentice

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking team within the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge.

Applications are invited for a full-time apprentice supporting the Secretary to the Degree Committee. This position offers a hybrid working pattern, combining both remote and in-office work at the Clinical School on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

The Degree Committee (DC) office team is comprised of the Secretary to the Committee and the Postgraduate Education Administrator. The DC Office remit is to support the Committee in its responsibility to oversee postgraduate student recruitment, progression, examination and degree award.

The apprentice will report to the Secretary to the Degree Committee and support the work of the Degree Committee office, including preparation of committee papers, dispatch of theses and monitoring of thesis submission. The role holder will also manage the thesis submission VLE, the database and communications site and manage information and guidance to students, departments and academics.

The success of the role is reliant on good relationships with course directors, postgraduate administrators and internal and external examiners to manage the examination processes.

The role is vital in ensuring that the Clinical School in provides an efficient, high quality administrative service in key areas of Degree Committee work in the execution of its responsibilities.

The successful applicant will possess excellent communication, administrative and IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Teams) and be prepared to work on their own initiative and to support all members of the team if required. Close attention to detail and a high level of accuracy are essential along with exceptional organisational and time management abilities.

Full details about the role can be found in the Further Particulars.

Informal queries about this position may be directed to Elizabeth McIntyre (Secretary to the Degree Committee), [email protected]

Interviews are expected to take place in the Spring/Summer of 2024

Fixed-term: 20 months.

All applications for this vacancy are being handled by the training provider for this apprenticeship, Cambridge Regional College. Please follow this link to the national apprenticeship website to apply: https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/1000230923

Please quote reference RA40498 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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