Programme Manager, UCL Summer School at UCL

About us

UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society (IOE) is a world-leading centre for research and teaching in social science and education, ranked number one for education worldwide in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject, for the tenth year running.

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 supports the achievement of a number of the UCL 2034 principal themes and key enablers. The programme 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.

CLIE also offers: courses in nine modern foreign languages and academic English as credit-bearing modules for UCL degree students; evening foreign language courses for UCL students, UCL staff and London’s wider academic and professional community.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Programme, UCL Summer School, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery and management of all operational aspects of the UCL Summer School.

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

The post is a full-time permanent contract, and the successful candidate ideally will be able to start in February 2024 or as soon as possible.

Interviews will most likely take place in the w/c 12th February.

About you

You will be a process-oriented individual, educated to degree level or equivalent, with proven experience of successful programme management/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.

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

To apply for the vacancy, please click on the “Apply” button. This will take you to the original advert with a full job description and person specification.

Candidates MUST upload the following documents:

• Full curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• Copies of qualifications (combine all into 1 PDF)
• Contact details of at least two referees, covering the last 3 years of relevant employment

When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description and person specification.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/