Aura CDT Administrator

Faculty/Professional Directorate: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Reporting to: Aura CDT Programme Manager
Duration: Fixed Term Contract (3 years)
Job Family: Administration
Pay Band: 4
DBS Disclosure requirement: No

Details Specific to the Post

Background and Context
The post will be based in the Energy and Environment Institute (EEI), which was established at the University of Hull in late 2016. Our team of internationally-recognised experts lead research, innovation, education and engagement around climate adaptation and mitigation, flood resilience and the energy transition.

The post holder will be providing high quality administrative support to EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training in Offshore Wind Energy and working across our CDT1 Offshore Wind Energy and Environment and CDT2 Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience. Our Centres for Doctoral Training are unique in their transdisciplinary approach to meeting the research and innovation needs of the offshore wind industry. We have a dual focus – developing a diverse range of future leaders for the offshore wind industry; and creating impactful solutions to technological, environmental and socio-economic challenges arising from the rapid acceleration of the offshore wind sector. The ability to work collegiately and flexibly across the portfolios as workloads and activity timelines require is essential.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post
These may include:

• Providing administrative support to the PGR Programmes Manager.
• Servicing the CDT governance and management meetings.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Organising and administering the CDT PhD Scholarship recruitment cycles.
• Supporting admissions processes and the delivery of Welcome Week.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to CDT students on a wide range of processes, resources and requirements of the University, funders and other relevant authorities.
• Organising and supporting CDT student engagement activities.
• Administering reporting procedures, maintaining student records and producing management information and reports as required.
• Supporting with processes and finances for grants and awards.
• Providing support for field work liaising with the University travel provider and central UoH teams (e.g. finance, procurement) and the EEI Health and Safety Officer as needed.
• Organising and supporting external and internal events, seminars and workshops.
• Supporting communication activities, including assisting with the maintenance of programmes website presence as required.
• Compiling and updating programme documentation including student and staff information and programme information portals.
• Servicing the research programmes email inboxes.
• Occasional weekend or out of hours working (e.g. assisting with PGR promotional events, University clearing).
• Such other appropriate duties as may be reasonably requested by the line manager.

We reserved the right to close the application early once a satisfactory number of applications had been received. Please note applications close at 00:01am of the closing date listed.

Please upload a CV and cover letter describing how you meet the person specification for this job in the Resume/CV section of the online application form. For more information regarding the specific duties for the role please view the job description here.

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