Research Degree Administrator

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone. 

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Degree Administrator to join the Graduate School administration team to provide administration in relation to research degree admissions, progression, and examination across the University. 

In addition to being responsible for arranging admissions interviews and vivas (oral examinations), maintaining and reporting on PGR records including those related to admission, progression, and examination for various subject areas across the University, you will also be responsible for overseeing the Graduate School staff diaries and the supervisor directory as well as processing right to work checks and financial claims from visiting lecturers. In addition, the quarterly Graduate School Bursary fund administration will be a part of your main role.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact Lydia Richardson, Graduate School Manager at richarly@edgehill.ac.uk

About You

As Research Degree Administrator, you will have excellent IT, negotiation, attention to detail and interpersonal skills, as well as a flexible, organised, proactive approach to work, effective problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate high level, complex information to senior members of staff in a succinct manner. 

You will also be able to work independently to strict and agreed deadlines, form effective working relationships, and handle large amounts of data and spot significant trends.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 35 annual leave per annum, (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 16.3%

About Us 

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education. 

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