Timetabling Project Subject Matter Expert

Location Brighton, UK Hours Full time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE/ 37.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need). Salary Grade 7 starting at £ 37,999 to £45,163 per annum, pro rata if part time. Contract Type Fixed Term Contract About the role This post is being funded by the Timetabling Project, a 2 year piece of work to deliver a new end to end timetabling solution. This will consist of a new suite of IT products which will support data gathering, scheduling, publishing and room booking aspects of the timetabling service. As the subject matter expert, you will have extensive knowledge and experience of working within an HE timetabling service and will bring that to bear on the design and build of the new products, and the testing and training required to implement them. You will ideally have some experience of project work or an understanding of key principles of project management and delivery. You will work closely with both the Project team and the business as usual timetabling service, as well as other University stakeholders. In doing so you will be conscious of the need for continuous service improvement in support of a high-quality student experience.
About you The post requires a very high level of personal responsibility and initiative and as such you will have a significant experience in timetabling at scale, ideally within the HE sector, and will possess a strong array of technical skills and experience of working with complex data and large databases. You will have excellent communication skills and inter-personal skills and be able to use them to influence, negotiate and problem solve. As the project will implement Syllabus+ as the timetabling software, demonstrable experience of working with this product will be an advantage.
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Please contact Pippa Ashton (pippa.ashton@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.
November 25, 2024 5:59 PM Expected Interview Date Expected Start Date January 2025 Fixed Term Contract Duration Fixed term until 01 March 2027