Professional Services
Research, Innovation and Engagement
Salary: £31,236 to £33,951 per annum
Fixed Term for 12 Months
Post Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: HR0202240-1
University of Bradford
At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
What you will be doing:
As a Doctoral College Coordinator, you will be based in the directorate of Research Innovation and Business Engagement, responsible for coordinating administrative processes associated with doctoral students, from enrolment through to graduation.
You will be a skilled administrator with excellent organisational skills and a desire to deliver an exceptional student experience.
You will be required to interpret and work to a range of established procedures and regulations. You will also be expected to support the continued development and improvement of administrative processes.
Because Postgraduate Research Administration is an involved role, this ensures a varied and stimulating workload that requires an organised and proactive individual.
You will be working alongside a small team of professional administrators and will have supervisory responsibilities.
Experience using IT packages to a high standard is essential.
Essential qualifications/experience:
Level 3 qualification or HND qualification or equivalent qualification or experience
Experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of supervising or coordinating staff
Experience of using a variety of IT packages to a high standard
Experience of efficiently servicing meetings
Ability to understand, interpret, disseminate and work to a range of established procedures
Ability to maintain, analyse and present information and data
Ability to prepare reports and deal with a wide range of correspondence and prepare and present appropriate responses
Accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to prioritise and coordinate own workload, managing own time and working to set deadlines
Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager.
In Return we Offer:
25 days holiday with 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
Family-friendly policies
Great campus facilities including:
Unique fitness centre
Eye clinic
Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
Counselling & mental health services
On site nursery
Generous employer contribution pension schemes – wypf.co.uk
Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.
Additional Information:
If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call CATHERINE HOLMES (
[email protected]), we would love to hear from you.
Please supply a CV as part of the application process, shortlisting will be based on a set of questions to be answered as part of the application process.
