CAT is an education and visitor centre which demonstrates practical solutions for sustainability. We cover all aspects of green living: environmental building, eco-sanitation, woodland management, renewable energy, energy efficiency and organic growing.
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CAT Charity Job Description Post Graduate Administrator REBE·Location; Courses Office·40 hours per week. Flexible working required including some evening, weekend and overnight on call·£ 13,266 plus 2% pension option·Six month probationary period_______________________________________________________________________Responsible to: Course DirectorResponsible for: no line management responsibilitiesLiaises with: all other departmentsScopeThe Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) demonstrates ecologically sustainable methods and technology to the public from its 40 acre site in the hills of West Wales. It aims to inspire, inform and enable society to move towards a more sustainable future. The Centre is managed along cooperative principles.The residential courses department currently has 7 staff - the Course Director (full time), Assistant Course Director (full time), Course Administrator (full time), Course Technician (full time), Post Graduate Administrator (full time), Events Manager (full time) and cleaner (part time). There is a full residential programme running throughout the year generating an income of approximately £2 million.The CAT Graduate School of the Environment runs a series of postgraduate courses and employs 15 academic staff plus a full and a part time Administrator.This is a full time, 5 day week (40 hours) post based in the Course Office at CAT. It will involve working weekends and evenings on a rota basis. The bulk of the work will be the administration of the MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment course run in conjunction with the University of East London. (UEL)
Responsibilities
Answering telephone, postal and email enquiries from potential and current students and staff
Responsibility for routine course administration
Responsibility for maintaining and developing the MSc REBE database
Liaising with potential students and preparing for enrolment
Enroling students, including liaison with the CAT Student Finance Clerk and the Course Administrator at the UEL
Reporting to UEL as required
Attend meetings at UEL as required
·Taking bookings for modules and preparing accommodation lists·Preparing rooms and trouble shooting during the modules·Liaison with the Marks Administrator and the Programme Leader
Preparing the MSc REBE Module Handbook in liaison with Graduate School staff. Liaison with the Printer
Assisting with marketing of the MSc REBE and contributing to the maintenance and development of the Graduate School web site.
To liaise with the MSc AEES Post Graduate Administrator and act as a back up
Assisting with compliance with Health and Safety regulations
Other duties as required by the Course Director
The Department is currently in an expansion phase. Work has started on a £5.5 million educational complex - The Wales Institute for Sustainable Education. (WISE) This development may lead to changes in the above responsibilities.Co-operative Responsibilitiesi.to attend staff and other meetings as required and assist other Courses colleagues in their cooperative management duties.ii.to undertake cooperative rota duties.iii.to comply with health and safety requirements.iv.to undertake any other duties as requested by the elected Management Group, Overview.
