Faculty Operations Manager

The Opportunity

This post represents an exciting opportunity for a motivated team member to join a team of staff in Keele University’s Faculty of Natural Sciences. The Faculty consists of six academic Schools and Centres.

Supporting two of the six areas of the Faculty, the Faculty Operations Manager for the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences and the Foundation Year Centre, the post holder will support the respective Heads in developing and implementing strategy. The postholder will lead a team of administrative staff, working with, and alongside, Professional Services across the wider University, to ensure effective coordination of professional services support for teaching, research, and other activity.

You will have substantial experience of working in a similar, senior role, experience of providing specialist advice and guidance to a range of colleagues, significant experience of budget planning and monitoring, experience of leading and line managing a team, and excellent communication skills.

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave
• Excellent staff pension scheme
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site
• Cycle to Work scheme (subject to eligibility)

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

Keele University values equity and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. The University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.