Faculty Operations Manager

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed term (12 months, where cover is required for a member of staff on leave/absence)

Interview date: To be confirmed

Are you a leader with exciting ideas that drive operational excellence? Do you have excellent influencing and people management skills with the ability to lead and manage change? Do you want to be part of a dynamic professional service that partners with different teams, working towards unified processes?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work closely with the Director of Operations in the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Cultures (FAHC), to lead professional services provision across the Faculty. As Faculty Operations Manager, you will work closely with the Director of Operations, and other senior role holders with a focus on ensuring operational effectiveness and sustainability across Faculty Professional Services, through planning and innovation, as informed by the Faculty Strategy, and the University Strategy and KPIs. You will be part of the Faculty Operations Team, as well as a wider Operations Team in the University, seeking to continually improve and develop approaches to business support across this large and diverse organisation. You will be joining a warm, welcoming team of like-minded colleagues who are committed to learning, developing and growing as a service.

The Faculty Operations Manager will have responsibility for a broad and varied portfolio, encompassing business operations and research support, as well as leading, managing and developing operational projects and initiatives that drive operational excellence. The role will be critical in leading and managing upcoming change across Faculty Professional Services. This opportunity would suit someone with a proactive approach to leadership who enjoys working closely with and across a variety of teams to break down barriers and to bring about positive change. You will need excellent communication and influencing skills and have a track record of leading with impact.

You will have proven experience of leadership, influencing and people management skills with evidence of effectively leading, influencing and managing change and motivating and developing others across several diverse teams. You will use data to inform strategic planning and decision-making, have excellent management experience, have exceptional inter-personal and leadership skills and the ability to effect and manage change in a dynamic and efficient way.

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

John Balfour, Director of Operations Email: J.P.Balfour@leeds.ac.uk

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