Registrar

About the role

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. Driven by our passion and belief that through education, equity, and innovation our students, people, and communities are empowered to transform their lives and the world around them. Our people are at the heart of what we do and are key to our success, we each play a key role in making a difference and embrace the challenge to improve the lives of our communities. This role is based within CU Academic Services, a sister company of Coventry University and part of the Coventry University Group.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our faced-paced, dynamic University Group at a senior level in Registry Services. Registry Services sits within Coventry University Group’s Academic Services division, and encompasses College Student Administration, Central Student Administration and Events, Quality and Accreditation and International Compliance. Based at our Coventry Campus, this role focusses on supporting one of the four major Colleges.

Reporting to the Academic Registrar via the Deputy Director, the Registrar is responsible for managing a team of 25-35 administrators and HE specialists dedicated to delivering first-class support for the academic journeys of our large and diverse student body. Your excellent leadership and communication skills will be essential to this role, and the ability to work collaboratively – both within the department and with clients and stakeholders – is absolutely crucial.

Your team is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality and integrity are upheld. Providing expert guidance and support to students, teaching staff and professional services colleagues, your team will rely on you to build excellent working relationships with other senior managers and leaders.

Our Successful Candidate

A skilled communicator and collaborator, you will be experienced in bringing consistency and efficiency to working practices. You will understand how to identify risks and points of intervention, how develop solutions in a collaborative environment and how to adopt and promote the very best practices from across the University Group and the wider Higher Education sector.

You will need to have the skills, confidence and emotional intelligence to negotiate the dynamics created between the rigorous application of regulations, the delivery of service excellence and for upholding a duty of care to staff and students alike.

The excellence, accuracy and efficiency of our Registry teams is crucial to our students’ academic success, and leading expert staff in achieving the highest levels of performance is a rewarding and fulfilling career. The University Group provides an environment which is both challenging and rewarding, and we are passionate about the personal and professional growth of our staff.

The Benefits: Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• New Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle To Work scheme

Our Culture: As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

If you have any queries regarding this role please email Talent Acquisition at talent.acquisition@coventry.ac.uk 

Closing date: 17th November 2024
Apply link: https://cugcareers.coventry.ac.uk/job-invite/2359/

*All information in the advert has been provided by the advertiser and not by AHEP