Job id: 159725. Salary: £34,713 - £38,127 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 05 October 2026. Closing date: 19 October 2026.
Business unit: Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sci. Department: Chemistry.
Contact details: Shantok Jetha. shantok.jetha@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Waterloo Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us
The Department of Chemistry is a friendly and vibrant department within the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. We are one of five academic departments in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. All departments have a wide-ranging portfolio of established taught programmes and are highly rated in research activities.
The Department of Chemistry is supported by an experienced professional services team, working in partnership with academic colleagues, as well as faculty and central directorates.
About the role
We are looking to recruit a Programme Officer to join our team. The Programme Officer is responsible for essential work contributing to the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They will support students and academic staff as the first point of contact for queries, whether face-to-face, via phone or electronic media. The role is responsible for essential work to support the delivery of our programmes and for ensuring that student lifecycle activities run smoothly. With support to develop a working knowledge of regulations, the Programme Officer is a valued and trusted member of a hard-working and friendly team and will have a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
Celebrating diversity and supporting staff is important to us and we offer a range of provision, training opportunities and support – please see our Staff Benefits pages.
The role will be based at the Waterloo campus, in the heart of Central London. Professional services staff are currently working on a hybrid basis, meaning the role holders will spend part of their working week on campus and the remainder working remotely.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to draft documents and correspondence
2. Strong numeracy skills and ability to analyse complex numerical data
3. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work on new systems
4. Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines
5. Ability to work independently and take initiative
6. Ability to work as part of a team with a commitment to personal accountability and continuous improvement
7. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy at all times
8. Customer service focused, with the ability to work with students and a broad range of colleagues in a professional and assured manner
Desirable criteria
1. Experience in the use of databases, student records systems (such as SITS) and virtual learning environments (such as Moodle)
2. Prior experience of working in a customer facing environment
3. Degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further Information
At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.
The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.
We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.
When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.