PhD Programme Co-Ordinator

About the role
We are looking for a PhD Programme Coordinator to join the School of Healthcare. Predominantly based, at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital, your role will involve leading and managing the administrative processes and resources across all aspect of the Wellcome Trust Funded PhD Programme for Health Professions, 'Leicestershire Healthcare Inequalities Improvement' (LHIIP) Programme.
You will ensure effective, efficient and consistent support for students, supervisors and theme leads across cohort-building, taught and research components of the programme.
You will implement and coordinate training for the fellows around unique aspects of the programme, alongside the training offered by the post-doctoral college. You will coordinate the design and collection of student evaluation and feedback to evaluate this innovative programme and prepare reports to share best practice with the funder.
About you
To be successful in this role you will educated to degree level with previous work experience in a relevant role. You will have experience of project management and a familiarity with academic and financial regulations. You will also have experience of either student support, client wellbeing or of providing excellent customer service.
You will have strong leadership skills, including managing all aspects of delivering a major project through teamwork, including influencing and delegation. You will be highly organised with a proactive approach towards work, having the ability to milt-task and complete tasks accurately and with attention to detail, often under pressure. You will also be customer focused with an understanding of the importance of meeting customer needs and providing high quality service.
Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to  Professor Sally Singh on [email protected] or Alexandra Mazzuoccolo [email protected]

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change , which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.