Deputy Head of the Doctoral College

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Brighton Doctoral College
Location:  Brighton - Moulsecoomb
Salary:  £33,966 to £38,205 per annum
Closing Date:  Wednesday 06 March 2024
Interview Date:  Thursday 14 March 2024
Reference:  AS5041-24-078

Come and join our busy Doctoral College Team where you will manage and co-ordinate efficient, effective, and responsive systems and services in support of research student administration for academic staff and students across the University.

You will be responsible for:

• Line management of the Research Student Administration Team
• Day to day operational management of research student administration with oversight of the team's work on research student admissions and progression
• Leading on developing business processes and systems for the effective support of postgraduate research students.
• Oversight of all postgraduate research grants and the University’s studentship allocation as well as the team’s work on fees and stipend payments to funded students.

If you have team and budget management experience and proficient IT skills (SITS, Excel, etc.), we would love to hear from you.

This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is eligible for agile working, meaning you can work from home for a portion of the week depending on service needs. Those wishing to job-share are welcome to apply.

Interviews will be held on the 14th March 2024.

Further details:

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.