Departmental Manager, Biochemical Engineering

About us

Biochemical Engineering, University College London (UCL), was a founding laboratory of the discipline of Biochemical Engineering, establishing the first UK Biochemical Engineering Department, and it is the largest international centre for teaching and research of that discipline. It is part of one of the world’s great institutions of learning and research. For more information, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biochemical-engineering/ucl-biochemical-engineering

About the role

The Departmental Manager (DM) will manage the operational infrastructure of the department to support teaching, research, administration, and other departmental activities through assuming responsibility for general and specific duties to progress the work of the Department and the wider institution.

The appointee will manage and develop department-wide resources, including staff, finances, health and safety, security, IT, estates and administration, will ensure systems and processes are fit for purpose, and that UCL, Faculty and Departmental policies and strategies are fully implemented at all times.

The appointee will advise and assist the Head of Department in identifying short-, medium- and long-term strategic objectives and priorities, providing relevant background data as appropriate to support decision making processes.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Substantial relevant experience or educated to degree level or have equivalent qualifications.
• A proven track record in administration and management within a HE or large, complex organisations.
• Experience of effectively line managing and developing teams and individuals, including leading and embracing change.
• The ability to successfully lead and motivate teams and individual members of staff.
• An understanding the value of equality, diversity and inclusivity initiatives.
• The ability to effectively organise and prioritise a varied and demanding workload, using methodical approaches and paying close attention to detail.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

This advert is open until 23:59 on 12/04/23, however we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

Please see the attached Job Description for further details.

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.

Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.

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