Doctoral Recruitment Administrator, University of Bath, England, UK

Scibow; Bath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer contributory pension

Generous annual leave

Job summary

University of Bath, within the Doctoral Recruitment & Admissions Team, seeks a detail‑oriented admissions professional to provide a high‑quality service to prospective doctoral students, applicants and academic staff. The role involves handling enquiries, processing applications and supporting doctoral funding competitions and recruitment activities.

The post is full‑time (36.5 hours per week) on a permanent basis, with a hybrid model of working; staff are based on campus on Tuesdays and

Qualifications

• Highly organised and able to manage a busy workload with conflicting priorities.
• Excellent eye for detail to uphold high recruitment and admissions standards.
• Ability to adhere to University admissions regulations, fees and funding policies.

Responsibilities

• Answer enquiries from applicants and staff about doctoral study.
• Process applications for doctoral study and coordinate funding competitions.
• Assist with wider doctoral recruitment activities.

Job description

An opportunity has arisen working in the Doctoral Recruitment & Admissions Team to provide a professional admissions service to prospective doctoral students, applicants for doctoral study and academic staff.

If you enjoy working with detail and have good customer service experience, then you are encouraged to apply.

About the role

As a team, we work together to provide a friendly, fair and equitable admissions process that allows applicants to present themselves and their qualifications in the best possible way.

In this role, you will work closely with other Doctoral College staff as well as with professional services representatives and academic colleagues, empowering them to recruit the very best doctoral candidates from across the globe. You will answer enquiries, process applications for doctoral study, coordinate and administer various doctoral funding competitions and assist with wider doctoral recruitment activities.

This role is available on a full-time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

About you

To be successful in the role, you will need to be highly organised, able to manage a busy workload with conflicting priorities and have an excellent eye for detail, thus enabling the team to uphold its high standards in recruitment and admissions and ensuring that our services are efficient and effective.

You will also need to uphold University admissions regulations, as well as compliance issues relating to fees and funding, student immigration and contracts.

We are currently working to develop harmonised systems and processes, so being able to adapt and work with change is key.

In order to enable success, it is essential that you recognise and value good communication and are able to work closely with the rest of the Doctoral Recruitment & Admissions Team, as well as being able to work on your own initiative.

About the Doctoral College

The Doctoral College supports and enriches the experience of doctoral researchers and plays a key role in developing policy and strategy for doctoral study. It also supports recruitment to doctoral study programmes, manages student and programme administration, provides professional skills development and helps students to feel supported, from enquiry through to graduation, wherever and however they choose to study.

The Doctoral Recruitment & Admissions Team is currently following a hybrid model of working, and we work in the office on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You will be expected to work in the office on these days, with a choice of office or home working on the remaining days.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Tracey Brend, Doctoral Admissions Manager, at [e-mail].

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving aSilver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, you should refer to our guidance on theSkilled Worker Visa before embarking on a job application to ensure you understand the requirements for sponsorship. You may be eligible to work in the UK via other alternative visa routes such as the Global Talent Visa or by having Settlement / Indefinite Leave to Remain − please refer to ourStaff Immigration webpages for further details.

Update to our application process

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.