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PGR Administrator - Progression and Support

Manchester, Greater Manchester, gb
Any

PGR Administrator - Progression and Support

The University of Manchester
Manchester, Greater Manchester, gb
Any
The University of Manchester

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An opportunity has arisen to join the Doctoral Academy which supports all postgraduate research (PGR) students in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health.

As part of the Doctoral Academy, the postholder will be responsible for providing support to PGR from induction through to thesis submission. This will involve progression monitoring, records management, student change of circumstances and wellbeing. It will also involve co-ordination of activity with Doctoral Academy colleagues responsible for admissions and examination, as well as central student support services.

The successful candidate will have a customer-focused attitude and able to demonstrate several competencies including excellent attention to detail, well-developed organisational skills with the ability to multi-task effectively and prioritise their workload when under pressure. We expect the successful candidate to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively and to operate professionally with students from a range of backgrounds.

What will you 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

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: James Power

Email: james.k.power@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

hackajob is partnering with The University of Manchester to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 

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