Doctoral Training Programmes Manager

Royal Holloway University of London has been successfully awarded a number of new funding opportunities, including the BBSRC EngBio4GBP Doctoral Focal Award and the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships for Next Generation Democracy. This created an opportunity to establish a new role, which is designed to meet our resource support commitments to these awards, but for other awards we currently have consolidated into one post. Our ambition is to continue to build our studentship opportunities and establish a core team to support this.

The Doctoral Training Programmes Manager will lead on administration for our externally funded doctoral awards. The Doctoral Training Programmes Manager will work closely with the Academic Directors/Leads to ensure the successful implementation of funding awards and will provide leadership to team members supporting the bids. Further, they will be involved in supporting new bids providing valued strategic input into resource needs and programme design, and may support initial set up of successful new bids.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have a strong understanding of the Higher Education sector. You will have the ability to think and plan strategically, strong interpersonal skills, excellent organisational skills, strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to adapt and respond to changing requirements, a high level of written and IT literacy and communication skills, and strong team-working skills. You will demonstrate experience of line management and team leadership, of having a professional approach with communication to staff and service users, delivering a strong standard of service, as well as possessing the ability to work collaboratively, and to review and develop processes.

Benefits include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Training and Development opportunities
- Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
- Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing
- Free parking

The University has adopted hybrid working for some roles and so some remote working would be possible for this role. The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. Some events may take place at our London campus (e.g., Bedford Square or Stewart House).

Royal Holloway recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements. We are happy to consider a request for flexible working for this post including part time, job share or compressed working hours.