Senior Business Operations Officer (Maternity Cover)

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The Faculty of Arts & Humanities is looking to appoint an outstanding candidate with experience of business operations administration to this varied and rewarding role, part of a small and collaborative team within a wider and diverse professional services team supporting the academic departments in Cultures: Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and Interdisciplinary Humanities. 

About the role

The successful applicant will report to the Business Operations Manager and will work closely with them, the wider Business Operations team and the relevant central University services to support operations within the Cultures departments and the Faculty. 

The Senior Business Operations Officer plays a key part in the following day-to-day operations: finance and resource management, procurement, human resources, estates and space, health and safety, the allocation of teaching resources, etc.  The role also provides a high level of customer service support in collaboration with key stakeholders in the Faculty and central service teams.    

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 be highly organised and numerate, with strong written and verbal communication skills, experience of working on improvement initiatives, strong collaborative team working skills, and a proactive and positive can-do attitude. They will be expected to be well-versed in the systems and processes underpinning business operations.

This is currently offered as a hybrid role, and the role holder will be eligible to spend part of their working week on campus and part of the week working remotely.

This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 9th December 2026.

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