Job Description

You will join a busy central team that supports the academic leads and the Postgraduate Education Manager across Faculty postgraduate education activities. The post holder will have particular responsibility to project manage the school.

You will maintain the funded PhD costed extensions application process, acting as the main point of contact across College and ensuring that information is accurate. This includes reporting quantitative and qualitative data to the external funder.

The post would suit an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated administrator seeking to further their career in this stimulating role in higher education. The ability to work independently, managing a busy workload with competing priorities to tight deadlines is essential, as is attention to detail and accuracy. The post holder must have a highly professional approach to their work and possess excellent organizational and communication skills.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Educated to Degree level, or equivalent relevant experience in a similar or related role(s), demonstrating development through a series of progressively more demanding work/roles.
• The role requires proactive and independent working practices to establish effective working relationships with colleagues in the Faculty’s departments as well as networking across College.
• Strong operational knowledge of some areas relating to this role.
• High level of expertise in using MS Office packages (Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Outlook and Word).
• Capacity to navigate difficult situations and conflicting views with tact and diplomacy, while having patience to complete tasks thoroughly and achieve necessary outcomes.
• Able to work independently and as part of a larger team in a large and complex organization, working collaboratively with colleagues, displaying a professional attitude at all times.
• Excellent communication skills.