Student Records - Senior Assistant

Date: 17 Sept 2026

Location: COVENTRY, GB, CV4 7AL

Company: University of Warwick

Job Title: Student Records - Senior Assistant

Reference: 291             

Department: Education - Operations

Contract Type: Indefinite

Hours: Full-time, 36.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Closing Date: Thursday 15 October 2026, 11:59PM

Full time Salary Range: £26,707 - £30,378 per annum

 

About the Role

Candidates choosing this role will be joining one of the UK's leading universities, consistently ranked within the UK's top 10 and recognised globally for excellence in teaching, research, and student experience. Warwick is a dynamic, innovative institution with a strong reputation for student employability, a Gold-rated Teaching Excellence Framework award, and a diverse international community, providing opportunities to support students from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. As part of the Student Records team, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering services that directly support the University's reputation for excellence, while benefiting from a culture that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development. 

 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

The successful candidate will be an organised, proactive, and customer-focused professional with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service. They will be confident managing complex administrative processes, interpreting and applying regulations accurately, and working with sensitive data in a professional and confidential manner. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as the role involves building effective working relationships with students, academic departments, and professional services colleagues. The ideal candidate will be able to prioritise competing demands, demonstrate sound judgement when resolving queries, and contribute positively to service improvements, while embracing the collaborative, inclusive, and student-centred values of the University of Warwick.

About the Department

Education Operations is a newly established Directorate bringing together teams from Education Policy and Quality, Student Administrative Services, and Student Complaints and Academic Casework into a more connected and integrated professional services function.   

 

Our focus is on supporting excellent education delivery across the University by reducing complexity, improving consistency, strengthening governance and creating more seamless experiences for students and staff. We work across the academic lifecycle, from curriculum and assessment through to student records, casework, quality assurance and academic governance.   

 

The Directorate is being designed around end-to-end services, user-centred design, continuous improvement and smarter use of data and systems. This creates a unique opportunity for colleagues to help shape new approaches, influence institutional strategy and contribute to major change programmes at one of the UK’s leading universities.   

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date and time stated. We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

 

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

 

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.   

 

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

 

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

 

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.  Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.

 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance