Education & Training Assistant, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing

 

THE IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING

The ISTD is one of the world’s leading dance examination boards, encompassing a wide and diverse range of dance genres. The Education and & Training Department offers a broad range of professional development services and opportunities for further learning.

To apply please send a copy of your C.V with a covering letter, clearly detailing how your experience meets the duties and person specification for this post, to: [email protected]

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 8 May 2015.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION –

Job Title: Education & Training Assistant

Responsible to: Training & Development Manager

Main Purpose of Job: The focus of the post is to provide administrative support to the Education and Training Department as needed.

Salary: £19,000 pa

Contract type: Permanent / Full Time

 

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

These services may include, but are not limited to:

– Provide administrative support to the Department, supporting the planning and delivery of courses and events in order to ensure that they run effectively and efficiently, that all materials are produced as needed, and that all bookings and incoming and outgoing payments are logged and processed in accordance with the Society’s requirements.

– Respond to queries before and after events / courses from delegates, tutors and the membership, as well as from other ISTD departments, in a timely and professional manner within agreed standards.

– Support the Training & Development Manager to perform routine and ad hoc customer engagement/communication activities within agreed timescales. Ensure the availability and distribution of promotional materials to the membership, and the receipt and collation of evaluation feedback.

– To take part in careers fairs, summer schools, exhibitions and events as required, supporting provision of materials, and delegate registration and support.

– Issue certification / proof of attendance to delegates in order to comply with Continuous Professional Development requirements, to identified timescales.

– Maintain the departmental pages of the ISTD website, any databases, filing systems or recording systems accurately and efficiently, and provide data/ information as requested by colleagues and internal customers.

– Support the organisation with general reception and telephone duties as required.

– Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the Training & Development Manager, Head of Department or Executive Management.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

– Clear verbal and written communications skills in English, in particular in dealing efficiently and competently with telephone and electronic queries from customers.

– Proven administrative ability, with experience of processing data accurately and demonstrating excellent attention to detail while multi-tasking and meeting deadlines.

– Demonstrable experience of working in an accurate, organised and methodical fashion to tight timescales.

– Excellent keyboard skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

– Willing and able to work on their own initiative, while remaining aware of own limitations and when they should ask for help.

– Proven experience of working effectively in a team to deliver excellent customer service.

– Attitude of personal responsibility and accountability and a flexible and ‘can-do’ attitude towards the workplace

– Proven interest in dance or other arts subject

 

Desirable

– Previous experience of working within a dance, dance education or training environment, or similar

– Educated to degree level in dance or other arts subject