Faculty of Science and Health Operations Manager

Description of Post

ATU wishes to recruit a Faculty Operations Manager to support the operation of the Faculty of Science and Health, providing strategic and operational management support to the Dean and faculty academic management team.

The Faculty Operations Manager will report to the Dean of Faculty and will be a member of the faculty management team, working alongside the Heads of School and Heads of Department within the faculty. Under the direction of the Dean of Faculty, the Faculty Operations Manager will ensure operational efficiency and professional management support is provided to the academic leadership of the faculty.

This Senior Management position (Fixed term contract until August 2030) requires a combination of significant organisational, leadership and communication skills.

ATU is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive community. ATU has signed up to the Athena SWAN charter and has achieved the Athena SWAN institutional bronze award. The Faculty Operations Manager will have a key role to play, internally and externally, in promoting an environment and culture that nurtures and supports staff and students from all kinds of backgrounds.  

Essential Qualifications

Minimum

• An Honours degree.

• Post-qualification experience.  This experience will normally be in industry, research or in appropriate third-level education, or a combination of these.
• Excellent organisational and management experience and a proven track record in leadership.
• Demonstrated experience of management or collaborative work with staff across a broad range of functions such as some/all of the following – Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Quality Assurance and/or Academic Affairs.
• Strong communication, people management and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be comfortable operating at senior executive level.
• Strong business and organisational development experience, with demonstrated success in planning and leading initiatives of scale from early-stage development
• Excellent planning skills including knowledge and experience of data collection, audit preparation, budgeting, financial reporting, report writing, business planning, maintaining risk registers, etc.

• Capable of exercising judgement and making decisions on a wide range of administrative matters.

Desirable

• A relevant post graduate qualification.
• Knowledge of the higher education system and administration within an academic environment, especially in a higher education institution, in Ireland or abroad.
• Experience in continuous improvement/ process improvement and project management.
• Experience managing or contributing to change in a complex operating environment.
• Evidence of leadership, encompassing aspects such as chairing of committees, project management, policy and programme development and academic compliance.
• Demonstrable experience in actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
• An understanding of the complexities of the relationships between the university sector and industry with a track record of effective interaction between HE and industry.
• Experience of building and maintaining partnerships with external stakeholders, regionally and nationally.
• Experience of driving innovative initiatives across programme development, industry collaboration or internal process enhancement.
• Proven experience of managing financial and physical resources and analysing financial reports including profitability, resource utilisation and forecasting.
• Demonstrable line management experience in a large and complex organisation.
• Experience managing or contributing to change in a complex operating environment.
• Ability to face challenging situations and consensus build during times of change.
• Experience of developing and maintaining internal communications systems, managing external accreditation processes,
• Experience working across a multi-campus environment.

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