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- Administrative experience
- Annual leave
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Student Engagement Adviser - Graduate Intern

University of Derby -
Kedleston

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£25,802 - £30,569 a year
3 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Sick pay

Qualifications

Customer service
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
Bachelor's degree
Business
Communication skills

Full job description

Job details

Responsible to

Attendance Monitoring Manger

Location

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Closing date

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Salary

£25,802 to £26,582 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £30,569 per annum)

Job grade

ATOS 3

Reference

0169-26

Contract type

Fixed term contract 13 months

Post type

Full-time

Adaptive working type

Onsite
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location.

About the University

We have one simple promise – to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College/Department

The Registry support all aspects of the student journey, right from initial enquiry and application, all the way through to final award and student completion. We strive to provide an outstanding service to all our users and to be thought leaders in our fields of expertise, developing research informed practise. Registry teams work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver a high-performance culture that promotes wellbeing, diversity and opportunity for all, supporting excellent student experience.

As a Student Engagement Adviser, you would be part of the wider Registry Team and may focus on Attendance Monitoring, College Registry Operations, Partnerships, Student Records and Awards, International Student Compliance and will work collaboratively in our Student Hub.

About the role

We would like to welcome applications to become part of a dedicated team of Registry Advisers within the University of Derby.

Our graduate interns make a significant contribution to the student journey which can help them achieve their success. You will provide student and academic administration across a range of programmes, ensuring that effective processes are in place to provide an excellent experience for students.

Working collaboratively, you will liaise closely with Personal Academic Tutors, Student Services, College Registry Operations and the Student Hub. As part of your role, you will learn to identify early on, students at risk of disengagement, failure, or non-completion, be able to understand the student record and provide timely advice, guidance, and referrals to specialist support services including regulatory information throughout the academic year.

You will play a key role in addressing student progression, retention, and achievement, contributing to student success and a positive student experience. The role will involve using the existing Student Engagement monitoring tools and developing and facilitating further interventions with a range of teams to improve progression, retention, and achievement. You will be a recognised point of contact for engagement particularly for our first year and international student cohorts.

You will be responsible for ensuring data quality within a right first-time ethos for all data within your business area, supported by an awareness and understanding of the data processed within your area, particularly any data classed as personal or sensitive.

Working together with colleagues in our academic colleges and professional services, we aim to provide a high-quality user experience for students and staff who support the student journey (admissions to graduation). Supporting our Student Hub offering support, advice and guidance, or referring to specialist teams on a variety of areas.

We are committed to excellence and continuous improvement in all that we do and aim to provide a service that is fair, compliant, professional, and dynamic.

The role will be based at Kedleston Road although you may be required on occasion to work at our other campus for student activity and work flexibly to support open days, enrolment and graduation events throughout the year alongside the wider Registry staff.

Please note the Student Engagement Adviser role is a Graduate Intern role for University of Derby Graduates who have graduated in the last 2 years. The post is not available for those who have previously held a graduate intern role within the University of Derby.

About You

We are looking for bright and innovative graduates to fill intern roles; with an eye for detail, you will work on new initiatives and projects with teams across the Registry and assist with core operational activities with the aim to support students and help improve student engagement.

You will have recent experience of higher education, as a recently graduated student and/or have experience in a student support role.

Being digitally focused you will be confident in working with a range of technologies, understand data and the use of technology to gather information and provide analysis. You will also have excellent communication capabilities. This will enable you to gain a clear understanding of the level of student engagement and performance on the programme with working knowledge of the wider services of the Registry to enable you to deliver a seamless service to students and staff.

The role will require a high level of adaptability and flexibility, with professionalism, empathy, strong communication skills, sound knowledge of university regulations, processes and student support. Registry staff display positive attitudes, behaviours and attributes which support excellence, innovation and achievement. This is an interesting and varied role and you will join a supportive collaborative team which has student support at its heart.

This role will offer you the opportunity to increase your development and transferrable skills for your future career prospects.

Principal accountabilities

Fully engage with the Student Advisor Intern programme within the Registry. Include the production of progress reports and or presentations with a view to developing their skill base for future development and employment opportunities.

Engage with and support students within the Student Hub, working collaboratively with all areas of the University to ensure the best response to students during their journey of study.

To form part of the Registry taskforce supporting core operations such as Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) Issuance, Enrolment, Right to Study Checks, Graduation preparation and on the day support.

Work closely with Programme teams to identify and intervene with students at risk of disengagement, failure, or non-completion, using relevant student achievement and engagement data and intelligence from the student record systems and other key indicators.

To deliver key projects allocated to the Student Advisors as part of their development, which will enhance the student and staff experience.

To meet with all students considering withdrawal and/or leave of absence to ensure that students are aware of the options under the academic regulations and that they are aware of the support services available in the university where applicable.

To assist in the development, planning, delivery, and evaluation of specific initiatives, such as Induction, to facilitate and support increased retention and engagement in addition to raising awareness amongst students of wider support available.

Within the context of wider University communication schedules, to support colleagues in implementing a ‘keeping warm’ communications strategy for students during the summer vacation, particularly those students' undertaking reassessment or deferred assessment, and those on leave of absence.

Collect and compile data from across institutional platforms and systems to enable accurate and timely monitoring of student engagement.

Record keeping and report writing: Maintain records of interactions with students; Produce data reports and analysis using available monitoring and evaluation data relevant to contacts with students, interventions and outcomes; Ensure an inclusive service with a focus on delivering excellence.

Escalate issues or concerns to the allocated Team Leader/Line Manager.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

Honours degree or Higher qualification
Applicants must be recent graduates of the University of Derby who have graduated from their course within the last two years

Experience

Experience of delivering information, advice, and guidance
Experience of working in an administrative role in a service setting
Experience of understanding and applying data protection requirements
Experience of using data to manage workload
Experience of delivering information in a creative and engaging way

Skills, knowledge & abilities

Excellent customer service skills
Contributing to the development of innovative solutions to problems, addressing the root cause
Working collaboratively across boundaries to achieve common goals
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy in dealing with a wide range of contacts both internal and external to the University
Good judgement of situations and people and the ability to respond appropriately
Ability to take a professional approach and work on own initiative and as part of a team
Flexible and adaptable in approach to work
Ability to understand and apply regulations/rules e.g. GDPR, quality assurance frameworks
Confident and able to demonstrate digital competency across a range of technologies, including but not limited to Microsoft Office
Systematic and organised to manage competing priorities
Excellent ability to retrieve, manage and analyse data, identifying themes and patterns, making pragmatic recommendations for action, where required
Ability to clearly present and articulate information verbally, as well as in writing to a range of audiences
Up to date knowledge of current issues affecting Student Engagement within HE
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Consistent and reliable

Business requirements

Ability to work outside of normal working hours (including some evenings and weekends), to support the business during key University events, such as Graduation, Clearing and Open Days
Willingness and flexibility to travel and work between University and external sites in a cost effective and timely manner as relevant to support staff, attend events, meetings or for presence

Desirable Criteria

Experience

Experience of working in the Higher Education sector
Experience of working in a student support environment

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 38 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata)
Local Government Pension Scheme
Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
Discounted onsite gym
Cycle to Work scheme
A flexible working environment
A commitment to personal and professional development

Key contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Richard Tarplee, Assistant Registry Services Manager via [email protected]

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected].

Important information

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The University of Derby is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, disability, trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Employers, demonstrating our commitment to disability inclusion, and invite applicants to highlight adjustments they may require to ensure equitable participation in our recruitment processes.

Further, we are committed to ensuring an environment which is trans and non-binary-inclusive for all our staff, students, partners, and visitors, and continuously review our policies, guidance and training.

When applying to join the University, you can choose your preferred title, including the gender-neutral title 'Mx'. We also ask our candidates if they would like to share their preferred pronouns. This is voluntary but demonstrates our commitment to inclusivity for trans and non-binary candidates. Once employed, you can add pronouns and preferred names onto our system.

The University of Derby undertakes anonymised shortlisting during the staff recruitment process. This means that, when shortlisting, panel members will not be able to see an applicant’s name and will see an applicant number instead. This demonstrates the practical steps we are taking to remove barriers to recruitment by minimising the possible impact of our unconscious bias.

However you identify, we actively celebrate the knowledge, experience and talents each person brings. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds; therefore we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who will help our leaders and teams be more reflective of our student population.

Read more about equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Derby.

Environmental Sustainability

At the University of Derby, we are passionate about embedding sustainability into everything that we do. We aim to bring environmental sustainability into all aspects of the University, including teaching, research and operational activities. In line with the University's strategic framework, we expect all our staff to embed sustainability into their working practices and support the University's objective to reach net zero carbon by 2050.

Unlock your potential and apply today.

How to apply

You can apply by submitting an online application. Once you have signed in or registered with us you will be able to begin your application. If you are creating an account for the first time, please ensure you provide an email address that you access regularly as this will be our main means of contacting you regarding your application.

The University reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you require any assistance, including the provision of any documentation in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team at [email protected].

Please note all applications must be submitted online by Midnight GMT on the closing date of the vacancy.

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