Location: Manchester St James's
Closing date: 22/03/2019
Salary: £24,500
Employment type: Permanent
Department: Operations - Registry & Scheduling - Planning & Scheduling

7 months fixed term contract

Job purpose

To assist with the implementation of the Banner Student Records system for assessment purposes across BPP University.

Key Responsibilities:  

• To co-ordinate deployment of the Banner SIS to the Assessment Office of the University, liaising closely with the Banner Assessment and Attendance team, the University Assessment Office, and the Key Programme Stakeholders
• To act as a senior functional user of the system and to support other users across the business
• To ensure all Banner programme and assessment-related setup data in the system is accurate and fit for purpose to meet core Registry business requirements
• To be responsible for rigorous testing of the system for any new products/assessments to ensure assessment outcomes are correctly recorded
• To carry out staff training on the system for Registry and other staff
• To create user-support documentation across the whole functional range of the system

Knowledge, skills & experience required

Essential

1. Familiarity with Banner or another similar SIS, such as SITS
2. Well organised and self-disciplined  with the ability to prioritise under pressure
3. Able to build good working relationships across all levels
4. Able to work in a team and independently
5. Able to work under pressure, sometimes to short deadlines
6. Attention to detail
7. Well organised, conscientious, and reliable
8. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
9. Advanced computer literacy (ECDL or equivalent)

Desirable

1. Experience of working in HE
2. Experience of working in an HE Academic Registry or HE Quality Assurance environment
3. In depth knowledge of Higher Education course structures and particularly BPP products and services

Banner Support Officer (Assessment)