Doctoral College Administrator

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated administrator to join the University’s Academic Registry directorate. The Academic Registry’s primary function is to oversee and deliver a broad range of services, which support and enhance the University’s academic mission, acting as a key enabler for the delivery of its Education and Student Experience Strategy.

The Academic Registry is seeking to appoint a highly skilled Doctoral College Administrator to undertake a challenging and rewarding role, providing effective, customer focused, comprehensive and responsive academic administrative support for postgraduate research degree students within all Faculties and offering guidance in a professional manner while assisting in the operation of our Doctoral College functions.

Reporting to the Senior Research Administrator (Doctoral College), you will work alongside other members of this busy and friendly team. The primary functions of the post are to administer the enrolment and progress monitoring, submission, examination and completion of studies of research degree students from all areas within the University.

You will liaise with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally to the University, including academic and professional services, such as other members of the Academic Registry, Student Administration and the Doctoral College, Faculty’s Deputy Directors of the Doctoral College and School Research Degree Coordinators.

You will need to have excellent communication and team working skills together with a meticulous eye for detail, the ability to use your own initiative and to think critically.

Knowledge of and experience in the postgraduate research sector is desirable. Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages is essential.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Sarah Carne / Cristina Rivas by email at sarah.carne@plymouth.ac.uk / cristina.rivas@plymouthac.uk / doctoral.college@plymouth.ac.uk or by telephone on 01752 587640.

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 9^th December 2024.

This is a part-time, permanent position, working 18.5 hours a week, working pattern Wednesday 6.5 hours, Thursday 6 hours and Friday 6 hours.

Remote working is available up to 1 day a week.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented communities at the University of Plymouth, such as carers/parents, people with disabilities, ethnically diverse, LGBT+, and people from all socio-economic backgrounds.

C/D – 10/11/2024

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