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Research Student Officer-Fees & Finance
Brighton Doctoral College
| Location: |
Brighton - Moulsecoomb |
| Salary: |
£29,605 to £32,982
per annum
|
| Closing Date: |
Thursday 09 May 2024 |
| Reference: |
AS5248-24-141 |
This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving University in support of its 400+ doctoral students.
Working within the Doctoral College you will be responsible for oversight of all postgraduate research grants and the team’s work on fees and stipend payments to funded students. You will liaise with external partners including Doctoral Training Programme leads, University Finance Office, and Academic Schools to ensure existing stipends are paid, fees raised, and new studentships are appropriately costed and established. You will be expected to lead on all issues concerning postgraduate research student fees and payments including expenses.
To succeed in the role you will have:
- Experience of the UK HE sector and administration, preferably with knowledge of the postgraduate research environment Demonstrable IT skills, including Microsoft Office, databases and online systems
- Experience with financial matters, such as tracking income, authorising payments and budget forecasting.
- Strong numeracy skills
The role is based in the Doctoral College office within Academic Registry and is required to oversee a budget of about £1million, contributing to funding for c.100 students.
This is a full-time, permanent post. Job-sharing and part-time work is encouraged in this role within a team of 12 enthusiastic and friendly Doctoral College professional support staff.
Further details:
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.