Professional Development Project Coordinator

This role sits within the Research, Business and Innovation Department. As a department, we provide specialist expertise with regards to building external partnerships, community and public engagement, European funded research and technological development, research and Knowledge Exchange (KE) funding and bid support and Professional Development.

The Professional Development Team supports a broad range of open and bespoke training programmes for individuals and businesses, with many of our programmes being accredited by professional bodies including the ILM and DMI, providing participants with a recognised qualification and access to professional networks.

About you
As the Project Coordinator for the team, you will work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, along with team members to ensure the smooth running of our suite of programmes.

You will be responsible for working with academic colleagues to meet all required professional accreditation standards, and will be influential in supporting the strategy of the Faculty's professionally accredited programmes, becoming the expert in professional accreditation processes and regulations.

You will also coordinate a number of bespoke training programmes working with key academics; our client contacts; and the participants to help support the design and delivery of the projects and capture learning for future opportunities.

You will also lead a small team who support query handling; manage course bookings and course management activities, to ensure our day-to-day business operations run smoothly,
 
We are looking for someone with a strong customer service ethos, enthusiasm and proactivity, and an ability to prioritise. The role is both outward facing and working across various UWE department and teams, so a commitment to excellent communication and interpersonal skills is essential. The team is based the heart of our training suite and so you will have daily contact with a range of visitors and clients.

The area of professional development is continuously changing and developing, and so we are looking for someone who is keen to lead on change initiatives within the team and source new ways of working and improving our service to help grow.

This is a rewarding role, where you will see the outcome of your work through the course participants and project lifecycle. In return, you will be fully supported in learning the role and given opportunities to develop your skills and experience.

About UWE Bristol
We are a well-established university, with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,600 staff. UWE Bristol is one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West. We are globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries, making this a diverse and interesting place to study. We achieved 89% overall student satisfaction in the most recent National Student Satisfaction survey, this excellent result puts us as the top university in the South West and in 7th place nationally. We have also achieved TEF Gold status and the Guardian has placed us in the top 30 Universities in the UK.

In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of staff benefits including a generous holiday allowance of 27 days (pro-rata), up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year, flexible working, excellent defined benefit pension schemes, access to employee assistance programme and an onsite nursery at our Frenchay campus.

Further information
This post is a permanent post and part-time, working 22.5 hours per week.

Interviews are expected to take place 17 October.

UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes; our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.