Graduate School Coordinator (Part Time)

Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

Graduate School Coordinator (Part Time)

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Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 14 Dec | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

Northumbria University supports a population of approximately 1000 postgraduate research (PGR) students and their supervisors, from a wide variety of funding sources, including funded studentships (see https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/studentships/ ). We are looking to recruit a talented individual in a Faculty-aligned role, to work with the Faculty's academic managers (PGR Director and Departmental PGR Leads) to support delivery of research student programmes. The successful person will be able to support a wide range of activities. The candidate will provide direct support and guidance for students and supervisors throughout their programme, ensuring progression is timely and supporting circumstances affecting student progress. They will develop and maintain relationships with other service teams to ensure PGR students can access wider University support. They will be able to work with systems and processes to maintain student and funding records systems and support the provision of relevant internal reports and external statutory returns. Further information is available in the job description . Interviews will be held on 17th January. The role is 18.5 hours per week, with working patterns to be agreed with the successful candidate. ABOUT THE TEAM The role is based in the Graduate School, within Research and Innovation Services, The team manages research programmes life-cycle from recruitment, through enrolment, induction, training, progression, examination and award, and associated regulatory and funding arrangements. Research and Innovation Services deliver a range of professional support for strategy, policy and academic delivery of research and innovation; through a combination of central and Faculty-aligned provision, it supports academic colleagues and postgraduate researchers.

To be successful in the role you will have:

  • Working knowledge of the activities of areas of the University relevant to the role.
  • The ability to work as an effective team member, in supporting the University Strategy and other activities for the benefit of own area of responsibility and the University as a whole.
  • The ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal colleagues across the Service and University and with external stakeholders.
  • The ability to use initiative to resolve complex problems by applying creativity to identify practical options and devise varied solutions.
  • Experience of working independently and dealing with unforeseen problems and circumstances.
  • Willingness to work at Northumbria campuses and at partner institutions in the region as required.

    Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all. We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education's University of the Year in 2022 and Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.
  • Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure. One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience.Discover more about us . Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more. Our Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence;Innovation;Inclusivity;Collaboration; andAmbition. Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold. Our Values and Behaviours were co-created by colleaguesfrom a range of roles across the University, whoworked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what's important to us.