CDT Training Programme Manager

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.

The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research reputation and close connection with the professional and industrial world of science, engineering, and technology. 

Job Summary

Based at Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton campus in Edinburgh, the role holder will be responsible for implementing our CDT’s accredited training and professional development programme.  This varied role will involve liaising with academics, students and training providers and ensuring high-quality delivery and management of all related processes.

Detailed Description

The role-holder will be a self-starter with an ability to make decisions and work to deadlines. Reporting to the Centre Director, you will work closely with the CDT Executive Team and present biannual reports on student progress and programme development to our Management and Programme Committees.

In addition to the general responsibilities described above, the role-holder is responsible for organising the biennial international summer school, requiring the formulation and communication of clear strategic objectives and building internal and external networks for this purpose.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder is required to:

• Contributing to the recruitment of new CDT students, participating in the selection interview
• Ensuring the delivery of a high-quality student experience, including taught courses and transferrable / professional skills training
• Development and implementation of the transferrable-skills programme (in collaboration with academic staff and other training providers), ensuring the content remains aligned to industry's needs and to the delivery objectives of the CDT
• Coordinating, planning and timetabling of all training events and liaison with training providers.
• Directorship and administration of the biennial summer school

Essential Criteria 

Applicants must have:

• Honours first-degree level education or equivalent
• Knowledge and experience gained in an industrial, research, academic training context.
• Experience of interaction with industry, preferably an understanding of the photonics industry and its requirements, with a demonstrable ability to network in this community
• Evidence of critical analysis skills and organisational / administrative capabilities
• Experience of UK HE Sector, particularly the doctoral and postdoctoral training environment.
• Strong administration, organisational skills and project management.
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal, writing, information-management, presentational and communication skills, demonstrating an ability to project a clear vision of overall objectives, create a sense of common purpose among training providers members, and encourage them to contribute to this goal
• Evidence of efficiency, working under own initiative to strict deadlines, planning skills and decision making.

Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities.  Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our University community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information, please see our website https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers https://disc.hw.ac.uk/.

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