Business Officer

Reference Number
- **COO01170**
- Faculty / Department
- **Chief Operating Officer (COO) Team**
- Salary
- **£45,700 - £55,240 per annum**
- Location / Campus
- **South Kensington and White City Campus - Hybrid**
- Contract Type / Work Pattern
- **Full time - Open ended**
- Closing date
- **02-Dec-2024**

**About the role**:
Imperial is an institution recognized worldwide for being at the forefront of education and research. Our academic excellence is supported by our professional support services.

The Strategic Programmes and Change Team at Imperial ensures the successful delivery, implementation, and benefits realization of strategic programmes that enable Imperial’s strategy as a world-changing global powerhouse.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward-looking team committed to excellence and innovation in everything we do. Our team is relatively new and as we grow, we need a new key role who will be responsible for overseeing and optimizing our business operations. Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer you will work closely with senior leadership to implement and monitor our team business plan and initiatives.

This is a new role, and we are looking for a business officer who is excited by our transformation agenda with experience of working in organisations delivering digital, people/organisational or infrastructure transformation projects.

**What you would be doing**:
You will ensure smooth day to day running of the Chief Transformation Officer and the SPC team by providing quality business management and executive support. The responsibilities are diverse and will shift depending on priorities and need. You will be required to build relationships across the professional and operational divisions and their executive assistants.

Your role will include leading the coordination and monitoring of operational plans including team business plan, team development plan and resource planning for programmes. Providing executive support to the Chief Transformation Officer, managing their calendar, travel and expenses and coordination of team leadership and management meetings as well as providing secretariat support for some governance meetings.

You will supervise the activity of the team administrative assistant allocating and prioritising their work and monitoring individual progress and performance in line with.

**What we are looking for**:
The key skills/experience we are looking for in the full person specification in the job description.

Fundamentally we are looking for a results driven professional with a passion for operational excellence. Holding a degree likely to be in a business-related field you will be data savvy and a strong communicator.

**What we can offer you**:

- Play an active role in delivering an ambitious transformation agenda within a world leading institution
- Enhance your business management skills by working on diverse, organisation-wide projects.
- Enjoy a sector-leading salary, 39 days annual leave, and generous pension schemes.
- Access flexible working, generous family leave, on-site leisure facilities, and a cycle-to-work scheme.
- Benefit from interest-free travel loans and a supportive, inclusive work environment promoting personal and professional wellbeing.

**Further information**:
**Available documents**:

- Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.
- Download: Business Officer Job Description.Pdf
- Download: Employee Benefits Booklet.Pdf
- Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

**About Imperial**:
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.

As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.

This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial College London.

**Our Culture**:
Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.