Student Administration

Location:      Egham
Salary:      £10.53 per hour - including London Allowance
Closing Date:      Sunday 10 February 2019
Interview Date:      To be confirmed

Applications are invited for the post of Amanuensis (Scribe) for Examinations in Student Administration to cover the exam period from Tuesday 30 April to Friday 31 May 2019.

We are seeking to appoint casual Amanuenses to assist with examinations at the college. An Amanuensis is responsible for providing an accurate and legible record from the personal dictation of a student in examinations. Amanuenses may be asked to draw diagrams and read back material to the student on a one-to-one basis. An amanuensis should be able to write legibly and at a reasonable speed. A computer may be provided if required by the student, in these circumstances you will be asked to type rather than write the examination.

Successful candidates are expected to be reliable, punctual, diligent, good communicators and to remain calm under pressure. It is expected that individuals applying for these roles have previous relevant experience.

If you are absent from shifts you have committed to and this absence is unauthorised, or if you are repeatedly late or cancel shifts without sufficient notice, the College reserves the right to cease to offer you work.

The post is based in Egham, Surrey, where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

This is a casual post, to cover the exam period from Tuesday 30 April to Friday 31 May 2019. You will also need to be available for a mandatory training and induction session on either Thursday 11 April or Tuesday 16 April.

We welcome applications from current staff, new starters and current Postgraduate Research Students only. Applications from current Undergraduate and current Postgraduate Taught Students will not be considered.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Gurpreet Panesar on gurpreet.panesar@rhul.ac.uk or +44 (0)1784 414992.

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.

The College is unable to obtain permission to work in the UK for this post. Therefore all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK if they wish to apply.

Please quote the reference: 0119-019

Closing Date: Midnight, 10 February 2019

Interview Date: To be confirmed

The College is committed to equality and diversity, and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that it will not be possible for the College to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for successful candidates as this role does not fall into one of the standard occupational codes deemed eligible for sponsorship by UK Visas and Immigration. Successful candidates will therefore need to be eligible to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the College, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.