Departmental Manager

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom UCL Eastman Dental Institute Full time

About the role

The successful postholder will command a broad remit of diverse and challenging responsibilities including providing operational leadership within the department, strategic development and planning, operational management, staffing management, finance and resource management and research operations.

The Departmental Manager will be required to develop and deliver operational services in an efficient, responsive, and professional manner. Effective implementation of statutory regulations, UCL and departmental policies and procedures is central to the role as is the provision of high-level financial management for the Department.

The Departmental Manager will also be required to proactively support the Head of Department in implementing strategy, the day-to-day operations of the Department, and providing management information.

Importantly, the successful postholder will play a key role in actively promoting a supportive collegial environment among the professional services team and providing wider operational support to the equality, diversity, and inclusion activities within the department.

Please note this is a fixed-term role for 12-months. This post will be offered as a Secondment to UCL internal candidates.

About you

We are keen to hear from applicants with a proven track record in a senior role in administration, operations and management within a higher education environment. You will have demonstrable experience of recruiting, managing, and developing staff and of effective budgetary management and control. You will also be able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills to work with and through others.

A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have any queries about the role, please contact Sophie Malin ().

Please ensure you submit a supporting statement addressing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:

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