School Manager

About the Role

Applications are invited for the post of School Manager in the School of Politics and International Relations in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

This post is a part of the School Leadership Team providing strategic and operational direction for the School. The role holder will have a particular focus on ensuring the administrative and technical infrastructure and services within the school are effective and respond appropriately to strategic and operational challenges to continue the high level of support for research, teaching and administrative activities within the School. They will also take a leading role in supporting and enabling the School and the Faculty to meet their strategic aims.

About You

Experience of managing a large team, financial management and budgetary control, workforce planning and a well-developed knowledge and understanding of the UK Higher Education environment are essential for the role. A strong commitment to professional development for self and team, and a commitment to continuous improvement are key enablers to be successful in the role.

About the School

The School of Politics and International Relations is a vibrant, collegial intellectual community including scholars from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives. It is home to a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum in the fields of Politics and International Relations.

The School is located within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which comprises eight Schools that deliver the research and education activity of the Faculty. The Faculty has a wide range of key interactions with partner organisations, including with overseas partners, other Government departments, research and education networks, funders and regulators. The role sits within the Professional Services job family and the role holder is expected to be an active part of the University’s support staff family, working with academic colleagues across a wide range of responsibilities to help deliver its academic mission.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. We continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full time, permanent appointment, with an immediate start date. The starting salary will be Grade 7 in the range of £60,128 - £67,139 per annum depending upon experience (inclusive of London Allowance).

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Lucie Langley at l.langley@qmul.ac.uk.

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button.

The closing date for applications 21st April 2023.

Interviews will be held shortly after.

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