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Department of Social Policy

Programme Officer (Assessment)

Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance

The Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science is a dynamic, innovative department located at the heart of the School. It is home to around 400 students and 30 faculty. It is the highest-ranked Social Policy Department in the UK for research and incorporates several internationally renowned research units.

The Department requires an experienced professional administrator to work closely with faculty and professional services colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the programmes, particularly as regards student assessment, as well as for proactively contributing to strategic planning processes and participating in Department-wide activities.

Applicants must have:

·         Relevant experience of working in higher education, preferably in a student-facing academic environment. 

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills, including grammatical accuracy and the ability to adapt content and style to a specific audience.

·         The ability to work effectively with limited supervision.

·         Proven commitment to an ethos of continuous improvement.

·         Outstanding attention to detail.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Craig Stewart, Teaching Operations Manager, at c.j.stewart@lse.ac.uk.  

The closing date for receipt of applications is 18 January 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Please note that we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert in advance of the above date once a sufficient number of applications are received.

Interviews will take place in person and are scheduled for 5 February 2026.