Postgraduate Research Manager in City of Westminster

The Postgraduate Research (PGR) Manager is a member of the DPSoL Doctoral Studies team, providing expert advice and support to PGR students and staff across the school. They will line manage a G5 Senior Research Operations Officer, who will provide routine (2-3 days/week as needed) additional support for the PGR programme. The role holder will work closely with the Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies, Deputy AD Doctoral Studies, Senior Research Operations Officer, Senior Research Operations Manager, PGR student representatives and DPSoL Postgraduate Research Sub-committee members to ensure that the doctoral programme runs to high standards, both in terms of academic quality and student experience. This role is embedded within a growing Professional Services joint Research team across King's Business School and DPSoL and there will be opportunities for cross-team working and projects on PGR matters but also in the sphere of general research culture for early career researchers (PGRs but also other research staff as well as colleagues with wider responsibility for research.) The PGR Manager will ensure that an end-to-end service is delivered to DPSoL PGR students and staff, ensuring compliance with PGR regulations and the effective monitoring and support of key study milestones. They will play a centre role in delivering and implementing the PGR strategy, as well as developing policies and processes to enhance student experience. The role holder will oversee PGR administration across the school, including the development and continuous improvement of faculty templates, processes and guidelines. They will also oversee the organisation of student events, the DPSoL doctoral training programme and DPSoL faculty doctoral studentships, including associated financial forecasting. In addition, the PGR Manager will monitor PGR budgets and analyse and monitor PGR admissions and student recruitment to support planning and strategic decision-making. DPSoL operates a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to spend a minimum of two working days per week on campus. Please see Job Description attachment for full list of key responsibilities. This is a full time post (35 hours/week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract., The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.

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Interviews are due to be held 1-2 October 2026 .

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• First degree or other appropriate qualifications.
• Substantial prior work experience in higher education administration supporting students.
• Extensive experience of using student systems and student record databases and following/understanding student procedures and regulations.
• Experience of and the ability to provide concise and clear guidance to different audiences using existing policies and procedures.
• Ability to make decisions, prioritise and plan workload across different areas, meet deadlines and use initiative to identify and suggest changes/improvements.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills and proven ability to build working relationships with others across an organisation.
• Ability to handle matters requiring sensitivity and a high level of confidentiality.
• Excellent IT skills (including MS Outlook, Excel, SharePoint, Word)

Desirable criteria

• Experience of line management
• Prior experience supporting postgraduate/doctoral research
• Experience of analysing data and producing reports
• Experience of managing budgets

The Dickson Poon School of Law (DPSoL), King's College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world. The School was established in 1831 and has played an integral role in the life of King's since the university was formed almost 200 years ago.

The School is based in the East Wing of Somerset House on King's Strand Campus in London. Our location means that we are in the heart of legal London with the Houses of Parliament, government departments, the Royal Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court and the offices of global law firms all within walking distance., At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

Grade and Salary : £45,031 - £52,514 per annum including London Weighting Allowance Job ID : 157865