Postgraduate Recruitment and Admissions Officer
Posted 4 days ago by JIM - Jobs In Manchester
£45,413 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Postgraduate Recruitment and Admissions Officer at the University of Manchester will lead the PGR Recruitment and Admissions Team, focusing on operational aspects of recruitment and admissions in alignment with strategic goals. This role requires collaboration with academic and professional services to enhance the applicant experience and ensure compliance with funding requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a solid understanding of postgraduate research and funding in higher education. A commitment to exceptional service and continuous improvement is essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the PGR Recruitment and Admissions Team.
- Lead operational aspects of recruitment and admissions.
- Ensure alignment with strategic goals and initiatives.
- Collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues.
- Enhance the applicant experience and ensure compliance with funders.
- Support strategic growth initiatives in postgraduate research.
Key Skills:
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Understanding of postgraduate research and funding in higher education.
- Proactive and experienced in recruitment and admissions.
- Commitment to delivering exceptional service.
- Ability to drive continuous improvement.
Salary (Rate): £45,413 per annum
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job reference: HUM-029151
Salary: £37,174 to £45,413 per annum dependent on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Manchester
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Humanities Postgraduate Support Services
Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 07/08/2025
Contract Duration: Permanent
School/Directorate: Faculty Office – Humanities
Join our Doctoral Academy as a key leader in postgraduate research operations. We’re seeking a proactive and experienced individual to manage our PGR Recruitment and Admissions Team. You’ll lead on operational aspects of recruitment and admission ensuring alignment to our strategy, and lead on initiatives in a changing funding landscape. This role involves close collaboration with academic and professional services colleagues to enhance the applicant experience, ensure compliance with funders, and support strategic growth initiatives. You’ll bring strong leadership, excellent communication, and an understanding of postgraduate research and funding in higher education. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and driving continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. The University of Manchester values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
What You Will Get In Return
- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries About The Vacancy, Shortlisting And Interviews
Name: Anne-Marie Walsh
Email General enquiries: Technical Support
This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria. Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
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