Graduate Research Programs Specialist

University of Waterloo; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Waterloo is seeking a Research Graduate Programs Coordinator (temporary, 1 year) to support SPHS graduate programs. You will coordinate administrative services, admissions procedures, and data reporting to enhance the student experience.

Reporting to the RGPM and collaborating with the AD-RGP and committees, you will manage records, generate reports, and maintain forms and communications for graduate students, faculty, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the RGPM, AD-RGP and Administrative Officer
• Coordinate with the RGPM to ensure the smooth day-to-day, term-to-term, and year-to-year operation of the SPHS research graduate degree programs within established policies and procedures and according to the established calendar of events
• Responsible for tracking and disseminating information to graduate students on all graduate matters including program information and requirements, events, and professional opportunities
• Maintain all graduate student records and progress reports to facilitate the generation of data required by the AD-RGP to examine student progression and plan for advancement
• Provide administrative support as an active member to the RGPM, the AD-RGP, the Research Graduate Programs Executive Committee, the Research Graduate Programs Admissions Committee, the SPHS School Council meetings and other committees/meetings as assigned, to facilitate the coordination and delivery of all aspects of the graduate research programs. Support relating to various committees includes meeting agendas, booking meetings, recording minutes, and monitoring the implementation of all decisions and action items
• Review reports generated by and for the GSPA, for problems, omissions, and accuracy, reporting discrepancies
• Create/manipulate custom queries using Quest data extracts to obtain information for admissions, student academic progress, graduate milestones, etc.
• Utilize available resources and information to create projections, timelines, prepare statistical reports and analysis of short and long-term goals to assist the Associate Director and Research Graduate Programs Manager to make program related decisions
• Coordinate the collection of GRA and GRS information on a term-by-term basis from faculty members
• Create and update new fillable forms using Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Manage and process student forms to facilitate change of enrolment status approvals and course add/drop requests
• Create, maintain, and monitor term progress reports using Qualtrics and Quest to facilitate the generation of information required by the Research Graduate Programs Manager and the Associate Director, Research Programs and to monitor student advancement
• Assist in the coordination of MSc thesis proposals and defenses and PhD comprehensive examinations and proposals, processing required documents, assisting with room bookings and audio-visual equipment
• Work closely with the AD-RGP to ensure policies and procedures are followed and inform supervisors and the AD-RGP when milestones or program requirements have not been met.
• Manage and coordinate fob permit activations and records for SP

Job description

The University of Waterloo is seeking a Research Graduate Programs Coordinator (temporary, 1 year) to support SPHS graduate programs. You will coordinate administrative services, admissions procedures, and data reporting to enhance the student experience.

Reporting to the RGPM and collaborating with the AD-RGP and committees, you will manage records, generate reports, and maintain forms and communications for graduate students, faculty, and staff.