School PGR Programme and ECR Support Manager
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About us
The School of Global Affairs (SGA) is a dynamic hub of multi-disciplinary scholarship that seeks to address the most pressing issues facing our world today. We wish to appoint a School Research Officer to play a key role in the smooth running of our School's research portfolio.
At King's, we are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practices into all our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. King's offers inclusive benefits to staff, including flexible working, Enhanced Parental Leave, funds for Parents and Carers, and the potential to join community staff networks.
About the role
We are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our ambitious and encouraging team in the School of Global Affairs, as a PGR programmes and ECR Support Manager, providing support to our cohort of research students and staff.
We are looking for a solution-focused, effective, enthusiastic individual to work alongside the School Research, Business and Educations teams in this new role to support the education and research of Postgraduate Research Students (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs). The SGA currently has 252 PGR students and 62 grant funded research staff and Early Career Researchers. This is an exciting opportunity to form a new role in the SGA and to work alongside academics, researchers and postgraduate research students as well as the wider School professional services team.
The post holder will be able to work as part of King's hybrid working model, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office including an all-team day (Strand Campus).
This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.
This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
2. Excellent knowledge of university policies and procedures including PGR and financial regulations
3. Thorough understanding of the PGR lifecycle
4. Interest in enhancing research culture and building the PGR/ECR communities
5. Experience of building networks with colleagues and stakeholders across a complex organisation
6. Understanding of HR processes including recruitment, probation and end of contract processes
7. Experience managing small/medium budgets and understanding of the PGR funding landscape
8. Experience of working in an administrative environment within the HE sector and an understanding of its challenges
Desirable criteria
1. Experience of using student management software, eg SITS
2. Relevant professional qualification or evidence of continuous professional development
Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which provided on the next page.
Further information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
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