Centre for Doctoral Training Coordinator

About us:

The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT) is an EPSRC-funded training centre at the University of Bath that will train around 70 PhD students in five cohorts, hosted within the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC). The CDT will operate in close partnership with our Swindon-based Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST), a £17M partnership for innovation and translation of research that has established a cluster of over 100 sustainable technology companies and will provide a dynamic innovation-focused context for PhD training in the region.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and hardworking Coordinator to join The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT). 

As the Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in the coordination, recruitment, event organization, and ongoing development of the CSCT. Working closely with the Director’s team and Manager, you will provide administrative and financial support for the Centre's activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and Admissions: Lead the recruitment process, including advertising studentships, handling inquiries, processing applications, and coordinating interviews and open days.
• MRes and PhD Support: Act as first point of contact for CDT enquiries, coordinate training courses, and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Support to the CDT Director: Assist in handling appointments, initiating administrative tasks, and maintaining up-to-date statistics and information for reports.
• Financial Administration: Monitor budgets and accounts, process expenses, and work with finance offices and industrial partners.
• Project Coordination and Meetings: Organize board meetings, issue agendas and minutes, resolve issues, and contribute to reviews.
• Events and Marketing: Coordinate events, manage budgets, update marketing material, and liaise with stakeholders.
• This is a very dynamic role where the ability to work with people from different backgrounds as well as build strong interpersonal relationships is key, as you will interact with a variety of internal and external collaborators daily.
• This is a full-time position, with an expected end date in September 2032. 

About you:

• We are looking for a highly organised individual with excellent customer relations skills, as well as an interest in sustainability.
• An excellent track record in financial and general administration of a centre involving >30 people is crucial to the role. 
• Proven experience managing large, diverse budgets (>£1M) is highly desirable. 
• You will possess a positive attitude and a conscientious approach to work, a well-developed sense of responsibility, as well as a high degree of flexibility.
• Capacity for autonomous and pro-active working as well as the ability to contribute to a team is critical. 

What we can offer you:

• A very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• We are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• A number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Salary: Starting from £30,505, rising to £36,924