Department Operations Manager

1 month ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom TPP Recruitment Full time

Have you worked in higher education within a science, life science or medical faculty at management level?


The Role:


The Department Operations Manager leads the professional and technical operations of this exciting, dynamic and large Department. You will contribute to the strategic development and planning across all areas as an integral part of the Departmental leadership team and you will be a close working partner to the Head of Department. The role has a wide and varied set of responsibilities, keeping everything running smoothly and acting as a contact point across the wider university community.


This is a full time and open-ended role based in London with some travel to another location in the home counties once to twice a week.

Attendance in person as required by the needs of the role, with frequent periods that will require 5 days and a minimum 3 days on campus.


Starting salary from £77,323pa


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Leading the professional and technical day-to-day operations of the Department, delivering operational excellence across all technical and administrative activities, and managing the Department's external relations initiatives.
  • Contributing to strategic development and planning, advising the Head of Department as part of the Departmental leadership team.
  • Determining and implementing the Department's support strategy for teaching and research, developing and evolving administrative policies and procedures and implementing those already established.
  • Coordinating with the Support Service groups across the Faculty and College to ensure effective administrative support for the Department, and to initiate and manage change.
  • Ensuring appropriate support and management is in place for high-level, complex collaborative projects.


Essential requirements:

  • Extensive experience in the Higher Education sector within a medical, science or life sciences department, demonstrating development through involvement in a series of progressively demanding work roles
  • Proven experience of and ability to manage projects with experience of establishing new facilities/operations
  • Significant proven staff management experience, with the ability to gain support, motivate and develop.
  • Extensive experience of developing and managing financial and other resources, including preparing, managing and monitoring budgets, and the preparation and analysis of management reports to inform financial and strategic decision-making
  • Outstanding organisational skills and demonstrable ability to plan strategically. Ability to identify and set priorities (both own and other staff) and work to deadlines.
  • Ability to generate innovative ideas and adept at finding solutions to improve and further both policy and processes


Please submit your CV today and if you meet the essential criteria above, then a member of the team will be in touch. Usually this is within 3 working days, but due to annual leave may be delayed.


Closing date is 23rd August


If you do not hear back from us, then unfortunately your CV hasn't been short-listed but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can't respond to every application.


We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.


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