LSA Registrar

Contract type: Permanent (0.5 FTE)

Salary: £55,000 per annum pro rata

LSA Overview

The London School of Architecture is an independent higher education provider registered through the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

We currently offer a single academic programme: a two-year postgraduate Masters in Designing Architecture. The Programme is prescribed by the Architects Registrations Board and validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Job overview 

We are a small school with a big mission; the LSA is seeking a collaborative, collegiate and, above all, meticulous registrar to take on our registry services. This year we welcomed our eighth cohort of students – and we hope that the right candidate can work with our team to maintain and develop our strong administrative practices in line with our strategic aims.

The LSA Registrar is a core member of the operations team in the School. You will be responsible for administrative oversight of all registry matters for the School, current and developing programmes, ensuring that the LSA is working within its agreed regulatory frameworks and contractual agreement with its academic partner, the University of Liverpool.

The LSA Registrar is central to ensuring the School’s operations, administrative databases and registry systems are robust and accurate, to guarantee the School has excellent standards of governance, with transparent and regular information flows. You will ensure students and faculty, as well as our wider Practice Network, are well informed and aware of the academic and support mechanisms available to them.

Key relationships

Externally: Professional and Statutory Regulators, Practice Contacts, Academic Partners

Internally: Registry, Operations Team, LSA Trustees, Practice Network, Academic Team, Faculty, Students

Reporting line: Head of School/Chief Executive

Registry

• Ensuring administrative databases and registry systems are robust and accurate, maintaining files and folders
• Overseeing all registry matters for the School and Programme
• Overseeing all administrative aspects of the student journey from application to graduation
• Being the lead contact for Practices regarding the LSA Practice Agreement
• Overseeing the relationship with UKVI for EU/international student
• Attend Senior Management Group as and when required.

Regulatory, Professional and Academic Partners

• Managing communications with external bodies: the Office for Students (OfS), the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and the Office for the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), to include all statistical returns
• Managing communications with professional bodies: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to include annual monitoring submissions, statistical requests and pass lists in collaboration with the Academic Director
• Managing operational relationships and the registry interface with the academic partner, the University of Liverpool (UoL)
• Supporting the Academic Director in the annual cycle of administration for the programme, including timetabling, published materials and policies
• Managing and submitting the new HESA Data Futures return for the OfS
• Working closely with the Finance Manager regarding invoicing, forecasting and financial returns and contributing annually to the Audit return

Attributes Essential

• Significant experience working within higher education administration: a minimum of 5 years in a similar role
• A good knowledge of how the higher education frameworks operate and be sensitive to maintaining and managing affiliations to external bodies
• Confident and clear communication skills
• A good understanding of student welfare
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the School
• Ability to maintain administrative processes in a rigorous and methodical manner
• Attention to detail in reporting, process, and policy documents – internally and externally
• Excellent time management

Desirable

• Experience in working in architecture/design schools
• Experience of working as part of a small, dynamic team
• Strong digital skills to improve registry processes and support innovative programme delivery (specifically around SIS)

Application deadline: Monday 7^th November 2022, 12 noon

Interviews will take place during the week commencing 14^th November 2022.

Please submit your application materials – a CV and a Covering Letter – as soon as they are ready to people@the-lsa.org

Interviews will be arranged on receipt of the application materials.