Operations Officer (Part-Time, Maternity Cover)

Nottingham University Business School is one of the UK’s leading business schools and a globally ranked centre for management education of the UK’s most successful universities. Further information about the School is available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/  

Are you looking for a role that underpins world-leading research and teaching, and gives you the chance to make a positive difference to the delivery of our services? 

As an Operations Officer, you will be part of an integrated team with responsibility for providing operational and administrative support for a range of School/Faculty processes and activities in the Business School. 

You will:

• Support the delivery of effective, efficient and compliant operational and administrative support ensuring an exceptional customer experience and high level of service.
• Provide support, advice and guidance on a broad range of operational functions and respond to enquiries from academic staff, students and colleagues.
• Contribute to the development, review and continuous improvement of relevant procedures, plans, policies, processes and working practices.
• Provide general operational support including: servicing committees, raising purchase orders, reception duties, dealing with enquiries and general administrative requests, maintaining local records and updating information hubs such as the school website and intranet.
• You will also support with Events; booking rooms and catering, liaising with speakers, processing expenses, travel bookings and Staff Inductions; scheduling meetings, disseminating information and supporting the onboarding process.

You will need good interpersonal skills, work well in a team, be organised, proactive, self-motivated, flexible and able to thrive in a fast-paced and varied environment.  

We are seeking an individual from the widest possible range of talents and backgrounds, and we will appoint not just based on past achievements, but also on your potential for the future. If you are looking for the next step in your career, then this is a great opportunity, and we look forward to hearing from you. 

This is a part time (19.21 hours per week), fixed term maternity cover post available until 28/11/2026. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Janet Cooke, email Janet.Cooke@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. 

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

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We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. 

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

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