Senior Administrator - Research and Funding Team (Internal Only) (ARTS

INTERNAL VACANCY

This vacancy is open to employees of the University of Nottingham only.

The School of Humanities administration team provides high quality support to academic staff, postgraduate research students and the wider School.  We are seeking a proactive and self-motivated team member to join our Research and Funding team who is as committed to the smooth and efficient running of the School as we are.

The purpose of the role is to provide leadership and coordination for the Research and Funding Team and work collaboratively with the other School Management and Research Office (SMRO) teams. Our team is responsible for administering school and departmental externally and internally funded projects, arranging postgraduate research student travel, monitoring postgraduate research studentship awards and associated support and financial monitoring/reporting for those areas.

Other responsibilities include managing School study leave processes, Research Excellence Framework (REF) support, providing cover for the wider team, dealing with customer enquiries and supporting Senior Management within the School. You will work across all areas of the team’s remit, which will also involve working collaboratively with other SMRO teams, dealing with customer enquiries, both specific to your role and general enquiries to the SMRO.

The team is led by an Assistant Operations Manager and consists of one full-time Senior Administrator and two Administrators.

This role is offered full-time (36.25 hours per week) on a permanent contract, starting as soon as possible.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Lisa Dearing, email: [email protected]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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Closing Date: 05 Jan 2026 Category: Internal Only