Education Assistant

• Nov 2022 - Present

Project Coordinator (EELISA European University)

• May 2022 - Oct 2022

Under the European Strategy for Universities and Erasmus+, the EELISA European University initiative aims to develop a common European engineering education strategy between nine Universities. • Liaise with 8 EU partner institutions within the EELISA European Universities Alliance • Align 9 work packages internally within the University • Coordinate the work of 1 work package (responsible for establishing internships) on an Alliance level, including progress towards Deliverable deadlines • Support monitoring of ‘European Universities’ budget spend of €200,000 • Draft applications for grants, organising selection committees • Contribute to writing monitoring and evaluation reports • Coordinate the implementation of the communication, dissemination and marketing strategy by helping create press releases, social media post, as well as regular updates to stakeholders Show less

Impact Evaluation Analyst (Access and Participation)

• Nov 2020 - Apr 2022

Access and participation is a higher education strategy in the UK that aims to support students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds so they can access higher education, succeed during their studies and have good graduate outcomes at undergraduate level. • Support monitoring of annual milestones set in the Access and Participation Plan to meet regulatory requirements of registration with the Office for Students • Support 15 access and participation projects to develop their capacity to evaluating the impact of their interventions based on Theory of Change • Development of workshops, evaluation resources, reporting templates and overarching evaluation strategy • Keeping abreast of policy developments and effectively interrogating data to identify trends and integrate into local practice • Write and publish reports on the impact of the University’s access and participation activities • Research project management: action research with focus on anti-racism, impact of financial support on student outcomes, independent student submission • Oversee ‘evaluation and research’ budget spend of £100,000 • Secretary of Access and Participation Committee • Chair of Access HE’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation forum • Manage, motivate and support direct line reports: Access and Participation Administrator, Access and Participation Ambassador Show less

Student Services Manager (Academic Registry & Visa Compliance)

• Feb 2018 - Oct 2020

The International Study Centre offers pathway programmes for international students wanting to study a wide range of degrees at Kingston University London. The Centre offers a choice of programmes, including International Foundation Year, International Year One, Pre-Masters and English Language Preparation programmes across four faculties, which give students the knowledge and support they need to become a highly employable graduates.• Recruitment, supervision, appraisal and development of direct reports and relevant members of the Centre Student Services Team• Application and review of centre policies and procedures in line with key compliance and quality assurance activities carried out by Study Group and Kingston University with alignment to Quality Assurance Agency, Office for Students, and Home Office expectations• Manage and oversee the smooth running and development of Module and Programme Assessment Boards (MABs/ PABs/ RABs), including preparing module review boxes and liaising with external examiners• Monitor and develop academic tutorial systems for the Centre, and act as personal tutor• Contribute to the development of the Virtual Learning Environment to improve the engagement of students in their studies• Set up data management systems and deliver system improvements• Founding member of the Professional Services Working Group to establish best practices for peer-to-peer collaboration and mentoring scheme• Conducted internal research project with professional services colleagues across the network: Career Trajectories of Professional Services Managers at Pathway Providers Show less

Centre Administrator

• Mar 2016 - Jan 2018

• Managing and overseeing the smooth running and development of induction week, examination periods and retake counselling, assessment boards, transition events and visa compliance workshops in order to establish an excellent student journey• Ensuring quality assurance by supporting tutors’ academic activity and providing staff induction and in-house training• Composing statistics for reports: Annual Monitoring Report, Higher Education Review for Embedded Colleges, Annual Progression Data for Study Group and Kingston University• Assisted the organization of the Quality Assurance Agency Reviews and Centre Reviews representing the professional services team• Secretary of Quality Assurance and Enhancement Group and Staff Student Consultative Committee and monitor the implementation of actions from the Centre Action Plan Show less

Centre Coordinator

• Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

• Helping adult learners to enroll to suitable further education courses that develop new or improve existing skill sets in various fields • Setting up and coordinating meetings with prospective Business Partners, Learners, and Assessors • Providing classroom assistance and preparing training material • Marking Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tests • Advising learners on how to finance their courses through Individualized Payment Plans or 24+ Advance Learning Loan • Helping adult learners to enroll to suitable further education courses that develop new or improve existing skill sets in various fields • Setting up and coordinating meetings with prospective Business Partners, Learners, and Assessors • Providing classroom assistance and preparing training material • Marking Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tests • Advising learners on how to finance their courses through Individualized Payment Plans or 24+ Advance Learning Loan

Internship Coodinator

• Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

• Committed to help graduates find suitable internships, whilst helping host companies find talented applicants • Supervision, support and administration of outgoing and incoming students before and during internship placement • Advising students on how to write a CV and Cover Letter, and providing interview tips • Generating invoices and internship agreements, and database management • Undertake market research and analysis related to individual projects, countries or prospective host companies/ partner organizations Show less