Centre Coordinator - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - The Open University UK

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Unit:
Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)


Salary:
£30,487 to £36,024


Location:
Milton Keynes


Please quote reference: 21645

Permanent, full-time post 37 hours per week


Closing Date: 4 June, :00


Unit:
Centre for Protecting Women Online, Faculty of Business and Law


Salary:
£30,487 to £36,024


Location:
Milton Keynes


Please quote reference: 21645

Terms:
Permanent, full-time post 37 hours per week


Closing Date:4th June :00 noon
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Early Close:
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_ We reserve the right to close adverts sooner than the closing date._


Interview date:
likely to be W/C 24
th
June 2024

Change your career, change lives


The Open University is the UK's largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.


The role


This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the academic support team in the new Centre funded through Research England's Expanding Excellence in England Fund (E3) and work alongside the Centre Director and a multidisciplinary and cross-faculty research team.


The Centre for Protecting Women Online is based at the Open University's Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) and it builds on the existing expertise and research excellence at the OU to respond to modern challenges facing online spaces - specifically those related to VAWG.

The aim of the research team is to develop Centre's staff, foster an inclusive and collaborative working culture and, by welcoming UK and international visiting fellows into the Centre, build capacity in England to tackle and reduce online violence against women and girls.

The Centre is committed to capacity building to enable its long-term sustainability, fulfil its strategic research and impact agenda, diversify income and future research funding.

It will work with local partners to achieve local and regional impacts by co-designing outputs and interventions that combine research and practice to overcome barriers to tackling online VAWG.The Centre Coordinator will support the organisational and administrative activities associated with the Centre.

They will support the Director and the research team in managing diaries, events calendars, scheduling meetings and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.

The Centre Coordinator will work alongside the Senior Centre Development Manager and the Research and Impact Manager to ensure smooth operational running of the Centre to allow delivery of its objectives.

This role is based within the Research, Enterprise and Scholarship Team in the Faculty of Business and Law.

The key focus of the team is to support the growth of research, knowledge exchange, scholarship and commercial activity as well as partnership building initiatives to diversify income, provide effective service to academics and enhance reputation.


Skills and experience

Applicants should have:

  • Experience of working in Higher Education environment and good understanding of academia
  • Experience in supporting research and Knowledge Exchange and/or impact activities
  • Experience of organising hybrid and face to face events and liaising with multiple stakeholders
  • Experience of working in a PA and administrative role including managing a busy, complex electronic diary and committee servicing and taking minutes at meetings.
  • Previous budgetary experience (working within agreed budget, managing expenses)
  • Understanding of effective social media engagement and management within HE/research context

What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term.

Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.


Assessment
Post interview task


How to apply
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: , quoting the vacancy reference above.

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CV:

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Personal statement, _up to 1,000 words_
, you should set out in your statement why you're interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**
Closing Date:4th June :00 noon
_

Early Close:
_
_ We reserve the right to close adverts sooner than the closing date._


Interview date:
likely to be W/C 24
th
June 2024


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