Overview
Timetable Officer (Leicester, GB, LE1 9BH)
| Job Reference: | 643 |
| Job Title: | Timetable Officer |
| Job Location: | Gateway House |
| Full-time/Part-time: | Part-time |
| Employee Weekly Hours: | 29.60 |
| Salary: | £32,080.00 – £38,784.00 |
| Closing Date: | 11/09/2026 |
Main duties and responsibilities
The Person
We're looking for a highly motivated and proactive individual who enjoys solving complex problems, working collaboratively, and delivering excellent customer service. You'll be a confident communicator with strong negotiation, analytical and organisational skills, able to manage competing priorities, and deliver effective solutions within practical constraints to demanding deadlines.
You will have:
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Strong data analysis and problem-solving abilities
- Advanced IT skills and confidence working with data
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to work both independently and as part of an inter-dependent team
Previous timetabling experience in an educational setting would be an advantage, but is not essential. We welcome applicants with transferable skills and a willingness to learn.
The Role
As part of DMU's Timetabling Team, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of teaching across the University's 3 Faculties. Working with colleagues across the institution, you will analyse and use data to create effective timetabling solutions that support both staff and student experience, whilst ensuring that teaching resources are scheduled efficiently and effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Creating and maintaining course, staff and student timetables
- Analysing and managing complex curriculum and scheduling data
- Supporting curriculum planning and resource allocation
- Modelling student recruitment and assessing its impact on teaching delivery
- Managing timetable changes, room bookings and related enquiries
- Supporting attendance monitoring processes
- Identifying opportunities to improve timetabling services and processes
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact within a supportive team at the heart of the University's operations. If you enjoy working with data, solving complex challenges and delivering outstanding customer service, we'd love to hear from you.
To view the job description and person specification, please click here
Contact
For further information on the role, please contact either: Graham Russell (graham.russell@dmu.ac.uk, 0116 2577659) or Paul Foster (pfoster@dmu.ac.uk, 0116 2577628).
De Montfort University is committed to providing a working and learning environment that enriches lives, supports individuals to reach their full potential, and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As an educator and shaper of society, the university aims to role model positive behaviors both within the university and to reflect the diversity of the wider community. As such we welcome applications from all potential candidates.
For general enquiries, please contact peopleservices@dmu.ac.uk
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