Centre for Doctoral Training Coordinator

About the role

The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT), an EPSRC-funded training Centre hosted within the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change, is looking for an organised and dynamic coordinator.

As the Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in the coordination, recruitment, event organization, and ongoing development of the CSCT. Working closely with the Director’s team and Manager, you will provide administrative and financial support for the Centre's activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Recruitment and Admissions: Manage the recruitment process, including advertising studentships, handling inquiries, processing applications, and coordinating interviews and open days.
• MRes and PhD Support: Act as first point of contact for CDT enquiries, coordinate training courses, and ensure accurate record-keeping
• Support to the CDT Director: Assist in managing appointments, initiating administrative tasks, and maintaining up-to-date statistics and information for reports.
• Financial Administration: Monitor budgets, manage accounts, process expenses, and liaise with finance offices and industrial partners.
• Project Coordination and Meetings: Organize board meetings, issue agendas and minutes, resolve issues, and contribute to reviews.
• Events and Marketing: Coordinate events, manage budgets, update marketing material, and liaise with stakeholders.

About you:

We are looking for a highly organised individual with excellent customer relations skills, as well as an interest in sustainability.

An excellent track record in financial and general administration of a centre involving >30 people is essential to the role.

Proven experience managing large, diverse budgets (>£1M) is highly desirable.

The post holder will posses a positive attitude and a conscientious approach to work, a well-developed sense of responsibility, as well as a high degree of flexibility.

Capacity for autonomous and pro-active working as well as the ability to contribute to a team is essential.

About us:

The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT) is an EPSRC-funded training centre at the University of Bath that will train around 70 PhD students in five cohorts, hosted within the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC). 

The CDT will operate in close partnership with our Swindon-based Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST), a £17M partnership for innovation and translation of research that has established a cluster of over 100 sustainable technology companies and will provide a dynamic innovation-focused context for PhD training in the region.

The Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change integrates physical, social and systems sciences at Bath and develops leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues. 

The Institute aims to deliver novel chemical technologies and robust behavioural solutions, brought together through whole system evaluation to reframe problems and create transformative innovation in sustainability and climate change.

Additional info:

This is a very dynamic role where the ability to work with people from different backgrounds as well as build strong interpersonal relationships is key, as the post holder will interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis.

For information enquiries about this role, please contact Ms Amanda Crowe, akc61@bath.ac.uk.

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