Postgraduate Research Recruitment Administrator

7 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

An opportunity has arisen to join the Doctoral Academy which supports all postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH).

As part of the Doctoral Academy, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well organised individual to carry out a range of activities to support the recruitment of postgraduate research students and an efficient postgraduate admissions service. The post-holder will primarily be responsible for co-ordinating the operational aspects of recruitment to our funded programmes and Faculty-wide studentships, including coordinating proposals/applications, web content and publicity, and organising, co-ordinating and overseeing interview panels. The post will also involve supporting wider recruitment and admissions processes and events and start of year activity, co-ordinating activity with the Central Division of Student and Academic Services and Student Recruitment and International Development and other student support services.

The successful candidate will have a customer-focused attitude and be able to demonstrate a number of competencies including excellent attention to detail, well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task effectively and prioritise their workload when under pressure. Experience of working with a range of IT systems in particular Excel, web publishing packages and Campus Solutions, would be advantageous, however we are willing to consider candidates who do not have experience of these systems but have particularly strong organisational skills and are able to learn new systems and processes. We expect the successful candidate to possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively and to operate professionally with postgraduate research students from a range of backgrounds.

What you will get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to

Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Kirsty Eaton (PGR Recruitment and Admissions Officer)

Email:

General enquiries:

Email:

Technical support:

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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