Postgraduate Education Administrator (Summer School) / open ended, full time

December 2, 2024

About the role:

The Postgraduate Education Administrator (Summer School) is an exciting opportunity at Imperial College London for an enthusiastic individual to join the Postgraduate Education Team in the Faculty of Medicine (FoM). You will plan and lead the organisation of the 3-week Revolutions in Biomedicine Summer School course, to be run in July on an annual basis.

The team is based in the Faculty Education Office (Medicine) and supports activity related to postgraduate programmes offered across FoM departments, comprising of PhDs, Masters, Diplomas, Certificates, short courses, CPD programmes, and the Summer School.

We are Imperial’s world-changing medical faculty, where scientific imagination leads to biomedical discovery and clinical progress for the benefit of patients everywhere. At Imperial, we are deeply engaged in the central forces that are shaping the future. And the research and innovations we produce are right now helping to navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges in global health, climate change, AI, business leadership and more.

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What you would be doing:

You will join a busy friendly central team and work closely with the Director of the Summer School.
You will lead the administration and project manage the Summer School course. With support from the Postgraduate Manager, this will include budgeting, marketing, recruitment, on-boarding, social programme planning and supervision of the student ambassadors.
Your role will also include managing the Faculty Postgraduate Taught Staff-Student Liaison Committee, and support Faculty level online and in person events for our postgraduate students.

What we are looking for:

The role would suit an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated administrator seeking to further their career in this stimulating role in higher education.
The ability to work independently, managing a busy workload with competing priorities to tight deadlines is essential, as is attention to detail and accuracy.
The post holder must have a highly professional approach to their work and possess excellent organisational and communication skills.

What we can offer you:

A varied role that offers valuable experience across many aspects of higher education and project management.
The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity
Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
Get access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme
Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel
Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

The Postgraduate Education Team work across a wide variety of projects and processes which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in.

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