About us:The Graduate School is part of the Research, Business and Innovation Professional Services team and supports postgraduate researchers (PhD, DPhil, MPhil, Prof Doc) and their supervisors.
About you:
As a Graduate School Administrator you will provide administration support for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) and their supervisors and ensure continuous improvement of processes for a professional service and its customers. The main tasks will involve supporting PGR recruitment, processing postgraduate research applications, working closely with academic supervisors to organise PGR interviews, updating relevant databases, attending Faculty Research Degrees Committees, tracking individual postgraduate researcher milestone deadlines and sending timely reminders.
You will be someone with a positive attitude who is friendly and approachable, who works well with team members and is customer focussed. You will have good IT skills, with good experience of using MS Access and manipulating data to produce basic reports.
For further information about the Graduate School and postgraduate research study at UWE, Bristol, please see the Graduate School webpage
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.
Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.
We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we have TEF Gold status and are ranked 21st in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2021 and 29th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.
We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.
With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.
In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
Further informationIf you would like an informal discussion, please contact Marisa Downham on 0117 328 1509 or email: Marisa.Downham@uwe.ac.uk
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
The University will be implementing a hybrid way of working once restrictions from Covid 19 end therefore you will be expected to work on campus for part of your working week. Exact days will be agreed with your line manager.
We particularly encourage applications from BAME (and (fe)male) candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made on merit.
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.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.