Transition to Work Project Assistant

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in the planning of the three ?transition to work? workshops, including inputting ideas, promotion and administration
  • Attend and provide logistical support during the events, and record the outputs of the session
  • Facilitate any follow ups after the sessions, including co-ordinating feedback
  • Reviewing and collecting participant feedback, making recommendations for future practice and governance
     

About You

We're looking for a current international student, holding Student immigration permission, to support the creation, administration and implementation of a Student Experience project to help international students transition to work. You'll work directly with representatives from Careers and Enterprise and Advice and Counselling. 

You must be available to attend and facilitate the three events which will take place on 21 May 2025, 4 June 2025 and 11 June 2025. Each session will take place 15:30-17:00 and you will be expected to be available before and afterwards to help set up and close the sessions. 
  

Benefits

  • Gain professional experience in event planning, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement
  • Expand your professional network
  • Develop transferable skills and experience which will enhance your CV and contribute to your personal and professional growth
  • Benefit from an opportunity to represent the Student Voice for the international student community at QMUL
     


Qualifications

Currently enrolled International student at QMUL



Skills
  • Currently enrolled student at Queen Mary with Student immigration permission.
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills
  • Willingness to bring creativity and use initiative to facilitate engaging events
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Strong attention to detail, organisation and time management skills
  • Innovative, problem-solving abilities- able to understand big-picture thinking, limitations and barriers, to provide creative recommendations

Desirable:

  • International student at QMUL ending in September 2025 who has had considerable time to understand and demonstrate what services are available at the university.
  • Experience in organising and promoting events or managing projects/similar is preferable.
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This is a full-time role and NOT suitable for current students. 

The post-holder is a key member of the professional services team within the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences with responsibility for providing effective and efficient support for examinations administration conveying a helpful, positive image to all those who deal with or work within the School. 

This role will have responsibility for overseeing the administration of all activities relating to assessment and examinations within the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences. The Quality Officer will be expected to work closely with the Education Services Manager and the Subject Exam Board (SEB) Chairs to ensure the smooth running of examination and assessment processes within the School, continuously reviewing practices to ensure efficient and effective management of the administration of these processes. In particular they will be responsible for developing, maintaining and monitoring systems within the School for the scrutiny of examination papers (including reviewing and editing papers to ensure they meet the required standards) and ensuring that central deadlines are met.



Qualifications

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Skills
  • Significant experience of working within Higher Education
  • Significant experience demonstrating development and acquisition of knowledge through a series of progressively more demanding relevant work roles.
  • Excellent attention to detail, with an ability to edit documentation and spot errors.
  • An organised and methodical approach, with an ability to monitor processes and flag issues as they arise.
     

Skills

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office software (including Excel skills, Word, Outlook), and an ability to learn new software quickly.
  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines, and also to influence others to meet deadlines.
  • Proven ability to use own initiative to review processes and procedures and develop innovative systems/solutions to enable efficient and effective management.
  • Good interpersonal skills including the ability to deal with students and staff at all levels, with a customer focused, ?can do? attitude.
     

Other

  • Proven experience of acting as a Secretary to Committees, including producing reports, minute writing and following up actions.
  • Experience of the administration associated with examinations.
  • Evidence of ability to cope well under pressure.
  • *The ability to meet UK ?right to work? requirements.
     
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