Research Degrees Coordinator

1 month ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time

**Unit**: Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
**Salary**: £30,487 to £36,024
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: 21444
Permanent, Full-time post
**Closing Date**: 15 February, 2024 - 12:00

**Likely interview date** - w/c 26 February 2024

**Change your career, change lives**

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

**The role**

This a key role is based within the friendly and energetic Research, Enterprise and Scholarship Team in the Faculty of Business and Law. The main focus of the team as a whole is to support the growth of research, knowledge exchange, scholarship and commercial activity, as well as partnership building initiatives to diversify income, providing effective service to academics and enhancing reputation.

**Skills and experience**

You must be educated to A Level standard or have equivalent experience, with excellent IT skills and previous secretarial and clerical experience. You should have excellent oral and written communications skills, with the ability to liaise effectively and tactfully with a wide range of people at all levels. You will be able to comprehend, interpret and effectively communicate complex regulatory information. You will also have excellent organisational skills, high levels of accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to manage and independently prioritise your own complex workload and support others to do the same to a professional standard. A systematic approach to problem solving is also a key skill for this role.

More information can be found in the Job Description.

**What you get in return**

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

**How to apply**

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.
- **CV**:

- **Personal statement, **_up to 1,000 words_**, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**

Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link).



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