Doctoral College Administrator

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated administrator to join the University’s Academic Registry directorate. The Academic Registry’s primary function is to oversee and deliver a broad range of services, which support and enhance the University’s academic mission, acting as a key enabler for the delivery of its Education and Student Experience Strategy.

The Academic Registry is seeking to appoint a highly skilled Doctoral College Administrator to undertake a challenging and rewarding role, providing effective, customer focused, comprehensive and responsive academic administrative support for postgraduate research degree students within all Faculties and offering guidance in a professional manner while assisting in the operation of our Doctoral College functions.

Reporting to the Senior Research Administrator (Doctoral College), you will work alongside other members of this busy and friendly team. The primary functions of the post are to administer the enrolment and progress monitoring, submission, examination and completion of studies of research degree students from all areas within the University.

You will liaise with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally to the University, including academic and professional services, such as other members of the Academic Registry, Student Administration and the Doctoral College, Faculty’s Deputy Directors of the Doctoral College and School Research Degree Coordinators.

You will need to have excellent communication and team working skills together with a meticulous eye for detail, the ability to use your own initiative and to think critically.

Knowledge of and experience in the postgraduate research sector is desirable. Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages is essential.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 9th December 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a part-time, permanent position, working 18.5 hours a week. The working pattern is Wednesday 6.5 hours, Thursday 6 hours and Friday 6 hours.

Remote working is available up to 1 day a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Contractual hours: 18.5