QMU Online Administrator

QMU Online Administrator

Division of Registry and Academic Administration

Hours of work: 18 hours (0.5FTE)

Salary: Grade 4 £25,249 - £28,778 pro rata (progression possible to £31,236)

Contract: Part time, Permanent

Ref: CVHD00071A

The QMU Online Administrator is a member of the Academic Administration Team, working with the Online Programmes and Partnership Manager in providing efficient administration of the full life cycle of our online students and coordination of the administrative support provided to the partnership by the Academic Administration Team and across the Division of Registry & Academic Administration. QMU Online is a significant and growing part of QMU's provision, delivered in partnership with our online programme partner.

You will coordinate the administration of matriculation, module enrolment, Board of Examiners and graduation related business in connection with QMU Online programmes. You will have a degree or equivalent administrative experience, together with the organisational skills to manage a diverse range of tasks and conflicting priorities within tight timescales while maintaining a high level of accuracy. You will have good interpersonal skills and highly developed communication skills; with the ability to relate sensitively to varying cultural norms and expectations. While able to work independently, you will also be a team player, capable of establishing effective working relationships with students, academic staff and managers. Experience of academic administration, of a virtual learning environment, or of the Tribal (SITS) student records system would be an advantage.

The closing date for this position is 23:59 on 6th September 2026.

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.  

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online. 

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@ qmu.ac.uk  

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK. 

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles. 

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar 

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here 

We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@ qmu.ac.uk