Centre for Doctoral Training Manager

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) Manager to work in partnership with the CSIT leadership team and CSIT’s industry partners, in addition to relevant staff in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate School and Research and Entreprise at Queen’s University Belfast to deliver the CSIT Doctoral Training Programme (DTP).

The post holder will act as primary admin/managerial support to the DTP Director for the operational delivery of the Centre, encompassing governance and accountability to funders, student experience, training programme and operational effectiveness.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Relevant first degree or equivalent professional qualification (or substantial management experience in a similar role).
• Substantial relevant experience in student/academic administration in higher education including:
  • Project management across a broad range of activities.
  • Budget management
  • Advice to student, academics and other stakeholders
  • Management reporting - collecting complex data, analysing key findings and summarising recommendations for senior staff.
  • Event management - successfully planning and hosting events, such as governance committees or research seminars.
  • Committee servicing
  • Presenting to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Support for training activities
  • Use of appropriate networks

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.

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