What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postgraduate Research Administrator (recruitment) position at The University of Manchester?
An opportunity has arisen to join the Doctoral Academy which supports all postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Humanities (HUMS).
As part of the Doctoral Academy, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to conduct a range of activities to support the recruitment of postgraduate research students and an efficient postgraduate admissions service. You will primarily be responsible for coordinating the operational aspects of recruitment to our funded programmes, as well as school and Faculty-wide studentships, including coordinating proposals / applications, web content and publicity, and organising, coordinating, and overseeing interview panels. You will also be involved in supporting wider recruitment and admissions processes and events and the start of year activity, co-ordinating activity with the Central Division of Student and Academic Services and and other student support services.
You will have a customer-focused attitude and be able to demonstrate a number of competencies including excellent attention to detail, well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task effectively and prioritise your workload when under pressure. Experience working with a range of IT systems in particular Excel, web publishing packages and Campus Solutions, would be advantageous, however, we are willing to consider candidates who do not have experience with these systems but have particularly strong organisational skills and are able to learn new systems and processes. We expect the successful candidate to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively and to operate professionally with postgraduate research students from a range of backgrounds.
What you will get in return :
- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
