Curriculum and Standards Support Assistant V

at  Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) is one of the leading universities in the Philippines. More than 150 years in existence, the Ateneo has grown into a major Jesuit institution. Officially it became a university in 1959. It offers over 100 academic degree programmes.
Ateneo offers Basic Education (Grade School, Junior and Senior High School). In addition, the Loyola Schools (college) is made up of four schools (Social Sciences; Humanities; Science and Engineering; and Management) that offer graduate and undergraduate degrees, with a total enrolment of about 10,000 students per year. The Ateneo has 4 professional schools located in 3 campuses in Quezon City, Makati City and Pasig City (Business; Government; Law; and Medicine and Public Health), with about 4,000 professional postgraduate students.
It has an array of research centres, 11 of which are recognized as Centres of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. In addition to a European Studies Programme, it has a Centre for Asian Studies that fosters comparative research on East and Southeast Asia.
The Ateneo has 207 partnerships with universities around the world (82 in Europe, 87 in Asia, 11 in Australia and New Zealand, and 27 in North and South America) and is a member of the ASEAN Universities Network and 3 other international university networks. The Ateneo’s Rizal Library is the most advanced in the Philippines with over 307,000 titles in its collection and online access to most major academic journals.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Good Communication Skills
Good Organizational Skills and attention to detail
Knowledgeable of the University Student Information System
Experience with educational technology and other resources
Well versed on various Office Software application tools
Technology Savvy
Data Literacy Skills
Data Management Skills
Good Numerical Skills
Customer Service Skills
Process Management Skills
Critical Thinking Skills
Interpersonal Skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree graduate in education, administration, or other related field
At least 1 to 2 years of work experience in an academic setting
Preferably with experience in the Curriculum development process in a schooluniversity
Experience in data gathering and analysi

The Curriculum and Standards Support Assistant V (CSSA V) assists the Curriculum and Standards Officer (CSO) in the implementation of academic standards and curricular development processes at the graduate level, including updating data in the Student Information System (SIS) and other internal systems and databases as required. Directly reports to the CSO.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Administrative Support
Logs and conducts initial evaluation of new, revised programs and graduate course proposals for endorsement to the CSO.
Logs and conducts the initial evaluation of various requests, appeals to the Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education (AVP GradEd) pertinent to graduate students, programs before endorsement to the CSO.
Monitors the progression of all submitted new, revised programs and course proposals up to implementation in the student information system.
Manages the Student Information System pertinent to graduate level curriculum and standards in coordination with the CSO.
Monitors the progression of all filed requests from students, departments, offices up to the release of results.
Manages database and online portals pertinent to standards and curriculum matters in coordination with the Data and Communications Manager (DCM).
Prepares data in coordination with the DCM for reports, proposal needs of the CSO.
2. Coordination
Assists the CSO in coordinating with concerned departments,programs regarding their curriculum,course proposals and presentations to the school body.
Assists the CSO in coordinating with concerned offices in the compilation of final curricular documents for submission to CHED.
Prepares and sends out materials pertinent to curriculum and standards meetings.
Consults with the DCM for matters pertinent to database and online portal upgrade or revision.
Coordinates with the DCM regarding data dashboards for inventory reports on approved curricula, course proposals for each school.
Logs and corresponds to inquiries sent through phone calls, emails or Google chats pertinent to standards and curriculum.
Coordinates meeting schedules with the Office Manager (OM).
3. Administrative Support
Takes minutes of the meetings pertinent to curriculum and standards.
Prepares budget proposal for meetings, trainings, writeshops.
Manages logistical needs for meetings, trainings, writeshops in coordination with the OM.
Performs other duties as may be assigned by the CSO, GECPH and AVP GradEd.