Institute Manager

Campus / location: Strand Campus

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Humanities is seeking an Institute Manager to lead on all aspects of the Digital Futures Institute’s day-to-day operations and to provide administrative support to deliver its strategic growth ambition.

About the role:

Working in close partnership with the Institute’s academic leadership, they will manage and deliver a wide range of business operations activity in support of the Institute’s developing research and professional education portfolio. The postholder with manage the Institute budget and will work closely with the Institute Director to facilitate effective governance (including monitoring and advising Institute leadership on progress against KPIs), and will lead on provision of management data to underpin internal and external reporting. The postholder will network and connect both within and externally to the institution when appropriate to share best practice.  The role has been created at an exciting time for Arts & Humanities, this interdisciplinary Institute and its associated Centre’s are fast growing and are connecting colleagues from within the faculty and across the institution.

The successful applicant will be a proactive person with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues across the College and externally. They will have significant experience in managing financial processes, including budget management. They will be highly organised and numerate, with strong written and verbal communication skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, strong team working skills, and a proactive, can-do attitude. 

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:
(the candidate) 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Demonstrable experience of overseeing operations within a business, department, or faculty environment.
2. Significant experience of managing budgets and monitoring, reporting and acting on financial performance.
3. Significant experience in leading the development and the application of policies and processes.
4. Excellent communication skills, including ability to draft documents and correspondence, build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders and participate in senior management meetings. 
5. Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively, work with efficiency and to tight deadlines. 
6. Ability to work independently, proactively, and flexibly, using own judgement and initiative when appropriate.
7. Competent ability to understand and analyse complex information and present data to a range of audiences.
8. Ability to influence/lead others inclusively, whilst contributing effectively as part of a team with a ‘hands-on’ approach to working.
9. Demonstrable experience of servicing senior level committees that have included a wide range of secretarial duties.
10. Demonstrable experience of building an efficient and effective operational service, including contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
11. Commitment to equality and diversity and embedding associated principles into your professional activities.

Closing date: 9^th June 2024

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