Centre Manager

Are you an experienced manager looking for a challenging role? Do you have the drive to deliver the management processes for the new interdisciplinary EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training Water-WISER? Do you have the skills to be able to work independently to tight timescales, deliver a professional and supportive administrative service to a diverse group of stakeholders?

As Centre Manager, you will provide professional support to the Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) and the Management Board in terms of the overall management of the CDT with a particular focus on the delivery of all administrative matters and, reviewing and updating them as the CDT evolves. The role will embrace substantive academic administration and management functions and necessitate interactions with a wide range of stakeholders across the University of Leeds including the Doctoral College, Faculty of Engineering Graduate School Office, Finance, Marketing, IT and Human Resources. A core element of the role will be engagement with a significant number of external stakeholders including industry, international collaborators and the funding body (EPSRC).

As Centre Manager, you will have significant project management experience, strong reasoning and analytical skills and substantial professional and managerial experience. Administrative experience in a Higher Education institution, or equivalent, is essential, along with strong leadership skills and the ability to ensure the long-term sustainability of the CDT. You will also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal diplomatically and effectively with a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the University.

Alongside management of the CDT, you will also contribute to the successful management of other funded research projects in the School of Civil Engineering on a fractional basis, as needed.

This role will be based at the university of Leeds campus and there is scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Barbara Evans, Professor of Public Health Engineering

Tel: 44(0)113 343 1990

Email: B.E.Evans@leeds.ac.uk 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, apply for the Global Talent visa.

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