Project and Data Co-ordinator

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is looking for a Project and Data Co-ordinator to support the delivery of training courses for technical staff. The ideal candidate will possess degree-level education or equivalent experience, excellent organisational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel. You will be responsible for customising surveys, generating reports, and supporting various research projects aimed at enhancing the technical community's sustainability in higher education.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave entitlement

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Wide range of retail discounts

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a strong educational background or equivalent work experience.
• Must be highly organised with a keen attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for training courses for technical staff.
• Collaborate with institutions to tailor surveys and develop engagement strategies.
• Create bespoke reports based on collected data and contribute to research projects.

Skills

Highly organised

Excellent attention to detail

Positive interpersonal communication skills

Ability to persuade and influence others

Understanding of data collection and presentation

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Survey software (e.g., Qualtrics)

Job description

University of Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity within the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC) for someone with a passion for analysing data to make an impact on the sustainability of the technical community within the higher education sector. You will join the small but dynamic NTDC and HEaTED team.

Role Overview

The Project and Data Co‑ordinator will join the team to ensure the smooth delivery of NTDC services, with a focus on the NTDC’s Technician Survey and HEaTED, which delivers technical training courses and CPD to members.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of training courses for technical staff.
• Work with institutions to tailor surveys to suit their needs and assist organisations in developing engagement strategies to ensure satisfactory completion rates.
• Create bespoke reports based on data collected from organisations and contribute to the development of other research projects at the NTDC.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and positive interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to persuade and influence others and an understanding of how best to collect and present data.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, and ideally some experience of survey software e.g. Qualtrics.

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.