DTP Cohort Development Officer

University of Warwick

  • Coventry
  • £29,605-32,982 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 14 days ago
For informal queries, please email Ashleigh Skelhorn (DTP Consortium Manager) at ashleigh.skelhorn@warwick.ac.uk.The DTP Cohort Development Officer (CDO) will provide high quality cohort development support for the Midlands Graduate School (MGS) Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (ESRC DTP), with a specific focus on programme, training, and event design, management, and delivery.The CDO will support the Warwick-based DTP Programme Manager by managing the DTP's MA Social Science Research and delivering local events, and support the DTP Consortium Manager by designing and delivering a range of training and development opportunities for MGS-funded students across the partner institutions in the MGS consortium.This will include building strong working relationships with MGS-funded students and a variety of academic and administrative staff across the partnership.The role will require occasional travel between MGS partners, including overnight stays several times a year, and at least one week-long writing retreat per year which will be further afield.About YouYou will have previous administrative experience, and be an enthusiastic, motivated self-starter. An ability to manage a wide-ranging workload and to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders is essential.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About the DepartmentThis is an exciting opportunity to join the ESRC Midlands Graduate School in its next phase of development. Led by the University of Warwick, it is an accredited Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership and forms part of the ESRC's Doctoral Training Network which significantly widens access for postgraduates to ESRC funding across the UK.The successful candidate will be part of a small team which, in turn, is part of the Warwick Doctoral College.For further information about The Education Group, please visit ourAbout the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'**.You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyApplications for this post will open on Friday 24 May 2024 at 12.00 noon.CLOSING DATE: Monday 03 June 2024 at 11.45pmTo apply, please click 'Apply' below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.
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  • Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
Please see below a guide on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: Monday 17 June 2024What we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University's Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

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