Nicholas Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Todmorden, Gb

The role of the Postgraduate Programmes Manager is to oversee PGT activities within the School of Medical Sciences and to support the Graduate Education Manager particularly in the following key areas:Ensure effective and efficient administrative support for PGT education in a manner that complies with the strategic objectives of the University, Faculty and School.Provide a customer‐oriented service for PGT students with focus on delivering a positive student experienceProvide professional support for academic teaching services.Provide day‐to‐day supervision and act as line manager to the PGT Programme Administrators.Develop consistency and shared best practice across PGT programmes in the SchoolProvide the main administrative interface relating to PGT matters within the School of Medical Sciences, the wider University and, where appropriate, external organisations.Provide administrative support for associated Continuing Professional Development activities.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

The role of the Senior Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Administrator (Exams and Dissertation Coordinator)is to oversee PGT activities within the MRes and Healthcare Sciences Alliances,take the lead on PGT Exams and Dissertations across the Alliances within the School ofMedicine and support the Graduate Manager particularly in the following key areas:Ensure effective and efficient administrative support for PGT education in a mannerthat complies with the strategic objectives of the University, Faculty and School ofMedicine.Provide a customer‐oriented service for PGT students with focus on delivering apositive student experience.Provide professional support for academic teaching services.Provide day‐to‐day supervision and act as line manager to the ProgrammeAdministrators within the MRes and Healthcare Sciences Alliances.Develop consistency and shared best practice across the PGT Alliances and specialistPGT programmes in the School.Provide the main administrative interface relating to PGT matters within the Schoolof Medicine, the wider University and, where appropriate, external organisations.Provide administrative support for associated Continuing Professional Developmentactivities in the AlliancesThe above duties are to be carried out in collaboration with the other Senior PGTAdministrators whilst working towards common goals and objectives.

Responsible for the organisation of the residential components and training sessions for the programmeInternational marketing and direct communication with international students via e-mail and by phoneResponsible for the supervision and line management of the Admissions Coordinator (level 3)Maintain and disseminate accurate student resultsService internal and external exam meetings, which includes the interpretation and implementation of guidelines and proceduresCoordinate plagiarism screening, re-sits and appealsCoordinate the process relating to Distinction qualificationsEnsure that deadlines are met with regard to examination result postingsTogether with the Admissions Coordinator, download assignments for dissemination to course unit leadersDisseminate results of Taught element of the programme in appropriate format to MHS Graduate OfficeResponsible for storing and retrieval of student records, predominantly achieved via electronic archivingResponsible for the production of information required for academic transcriptsWork with the Course leader on the preparation of marketing materialResponsible for coordinating a smooth transition to the new University student system (Campus Solutions) and assisting the web team in the transition from Web CT to the Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)Provide first point of contact for all enquiries regarding the programmeAttend and report to the monthly Course Team meetingsPrepare and distribute programme timetableMaintain the Programme Handbook in line with Faculty guidelinesAct as liaison officer between the C/D/MPHe and MPH/MRes staff and students, concerning issues of a pastoral natureWork with the Course leader on the process for the approval of new programme units on the C/D/MPHe and MPH/MResProvide simple statistical information (for example, relating to student numbers) for the finance office and senior staffWork with the Course leader on the coordination of the programmes’ annual review.

Support for programme administrator, tutors and course leader. Dealing with admissions enquiries, and processing applications. Advising students with online registration.

Reception dutiesDistribution of staff and student postDisplaying and maintaining up to date notices on Staff/Student notice boardsProduce and issue standard letters for studentsLiaise with relevant staff on various student pastoral issuesLiaison with admissions administrators, in particular regard to arrangements for registrationAdvising on correct completion of registration forms and checking for errorsMaking arrangements for registration for students for whom there is no form or are late applicantsMaintain up to date student records for students registered in the school, and archive such files at the appropriate time.Collect all programme relevant material for school file and reference purposesArchive documents when necessary and ensure the school has a complete archive record on a yearly basisPreparation of class lists, tutor lists and attendance lists as and when requiredMaintaining up to date e-mail distribution lists so that programme information and notices can be circulated to staff and students as and when requiredLiaison with relevant Faculty offices dealing with UG mattersKeeping an up to date list of all UG students and their programmes, project topics and project supervisors and providing such information as and when requiredLiaison with examiners for the collection of exam scripts for markingStoring marked exam scripts for use as and when needed for external examiners and meeting, and latter archiving exam scriptsAssisting Administrators with inputting, preparation and checking of data for examiners meetingsKeeping an up to date record of all special circumstances relating to students which might affect their assessment and making such information available to any relevant parties

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Exam Records Section – Candidate ServicesDealing with customer’s exam results and certification. Producing Certificate amendments, for example, grade changes, name and date of birth changes. Handling requests for exam results from past years. Sorting out, and booking- in the post. Dealing with telephone queries, from both, applicants for results from past years, and schools requesting certification from recent and current years.Also during this time, I have produced detailed instructions, for current and future members of the section, on the use of several of our computer programmes and the production of certified statements of results for candidates.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

A-Level Post-Results - Candidate Services.Imputing exam remark requests onto computer. Various clerical duties as and when needed around the office.Booking in and checking marked exam scripts received from examiners, then arranging and ensuring their appropriate storage