Senior professionals of educational establishments

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

Job holders in this unit group plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of a university, college or other educational establishment.

Typical tasks

• considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs
• arranges for evaluation of management, accounting, information storage and retrieval and other facilities
• provides administrative support to the academic team
• leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters
• controls administrative aspects of student admission, registration and graduation
• acts as secretary to statutory and other bodies/committees associated with the educational establishment
• drafts and interprets regulations and deals with queries and complaints procedures
• organises examinations, necessary invigilations and any security procedures required
• arranges for the preparation and publication of syllabuses and other official documents
• assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities
• coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.

Current entry requirements

Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification and have gained significant relevant experience in the field of education. Specialist training courses and professional qualifications are available.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

There are no current courses offered by West Notts that are related to this career.

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.