Job Description

• Provide high quality administrative support to implement the delivery of the faculty research programmes throughout the student lifecycle, from application to graduation.
• This includes assisting with procedures including confirmation of candidature, end of Year 1 monitoring, progression, Thesis submission and Viva Voce 
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of student records for all postgraduate research students, liaising with central departments when necessary.
• Assist with processing bursaries and scholarships through the central university systems. 
• Assist with the production of student handbooks using templates.
• Schedule, organize and deliver support to meetings or committees where required to include minute taking, creating action trackers or noting and chasing actions. 
• Respond to queries from academics or students on postgraduate research related issues.
• Manage the team email account. 
• Archiving material as required.
• Ensure student attendance monitoring policies are applied as relevant to PGR students. 
• Responsible for the preparation and printing of committee and other papers as required.
• Attend and contribute to meetings, events or networking sessions as appropriate to the role. 
• Ensure all activities are carried out confidentially and diplomatically, demonstrating an awareness of Data Protection Regulations and University policies and procedures in relation to all students and student information.
• Assist with the coordination of Teaching Assistants and Student Demonstrators across the Faculty. 
• To contribute to a culture of change and continuous service improvement within the Faculty.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities