Doctoral Finance and Support Coordinator

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About The Department

The Graduate School plays a key and proactive role in supporting the experience of doctoral researchers, as well as supporting academic staff in supervision and support roles. It is a virtual and physical home for Goldsmiths' community of approximately 750 research students and the hub for a range of administrative functions, events and activities. The Graduate School’s role encompasses the oversight and coordination of examinations for research degrees. The Graduate School is also involved in the allocation and management of funding (including studentships via Research Councils) to support postgraduate research activity

About the Role 

We are seeking an experienced and organised professional to play a key role within a team that provides a range of dedicated administrative support for Goldsmiths postgraduate research programmes (doctoral research). Working within the experienced Graduate School team, the post-holder will, in particular, be responsible for the administration and financial management of paid studentships/scholarships to students, as well as supporting other funded activity associated with UKRI Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) to which Goldsmiths belongs.

A key aspect of this support will be to establish and maintain accurate registration and financial records for doctoral researchers who hold studentship/scholarship funding and to contribute to the key administrative processes necessary to ensure related finances are managed precisely and in timely fashion. As an integrated part of the Graduate School Team, the role will also contribute to discussion and planning for service provision and process design for the support of the wider doctoral researcher experience. The post-holder will also provide administrative support to the College’s Postgraduate Research Board and will be expected to contribute to discussions and activity that support all doctoral researchers at Goldsmiths.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes.

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