ESRC Wales DTP Administrator

The Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) is an Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) funded multi-institutional collaboration, led by Cardiff University and is based in the University's new Social Science Research Park (SPARK). We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised, and detail-orientated administrator to provide high-quality, professional administrative and day-to-day support to ensure the smooth running of the DTP. The postholder will provide administrative support and coordination for a range of operations including postgraduate research student recruitment, PhD student/staff activities, funding opportunities, communications and the staging of training events and conferences. The role will entail working closely with key contacts across the Higher Education Partner institutions in the Wales DTP and with non-academic stakeholders in the public, private and third sectors. 

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term to 30 September 2024, with the possibility of renewal thereafter subject to the availability of funding.

The post provides flexible working arrangements and is available immediately. For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact DTP Manager, Carole Baker, email: BakerC@cardiff.ac.uk

Closing date: Tuesday, 3 January 2023

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

It is the University's policy to use the person specification as a tool for shortlisting. Candidates should evidence that they meet all of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. You are required to submit written evidence of how you fulfil each of the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification (and if met Desirable Criteria), using the same order/numbering in which they appear, in the form of a supporting statement. Please save as 'Name_XXXXXBR_Supporting Statement' when uploading your attachment so it can easily be identified.

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