Casework Administrator

University Corporate Services

This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis within the Faculty Cases team.

Summary of the role  

The Faculty Cases team provides an ‘end to end’ service for the management of student cases through close joint working with our Education and Student Services directorate and academic Faculties, and a strong partnership with our legal team.

Faculty Cases support the University’s corporate and Faculty strategies in delivering internationally excellent education by ensuring fair, transparent and legally sound processes for the management of student cases (academic appeals, academic misconduct, complaints and fitness to practice) that are applied consistently across the University and meet the expectations of regulators and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA). The team provides expert advice, training and policy development to assure the University of compliance with the requirements of regulatory bodies and relevant law, specifically the Consumer Rights and Equality Acts.

About the role

• This role is expected to provide, within a wider team, dedicated support to academic and professional services staff across the range of casework at the Faculty level providing specialist administrative support, and advice and guidance to students and staff in line with University policies and procedure
• The role will involve the processing of student cases at the Faculty level, matrix working with Faculty Senior Education Partners in managing risk in the processing and consideration of cases, and reporting to the Policy Officer (Faculty Cases) to provide a dedicated casework service
• Supporting the development and review of the University’s policies, procedures and guidance governing student casework, working with other Professional Services Staff and academic staff across the University to ensure consistency in their application and that they meet the expectations of external regulators

About you

To be considered as the successful candidate, you will have a high level of initiative, the ability to synthesise information and reach reasoned decisions on the evidence available and work effectively with a wide variety of colleagues from across the University.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).  

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City .

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Naomi Baglin, n.baglin@exeter.ac.uk .