Business Operations Manager

About us

The Department of Engineering are looking to recruit a full-time Business Operations Manager who will be responsible for the operational management and successful delivery of services underpinning the business functions of the organisation, which includes finance, procurement, auditing, HR, space, health and safety and other general projects. 

We are a vibrant, diverse Department that looks to lead innovation in education and research at one of the world’s leading universities. To support our ambition, King’s has invested in new multi-million-pound teaching and research laboratories of more than 3000 sqm for the Department at heart of its Strand campus, which opened in August 2022.

Celebrating diversity and supporting staff is important to us and we offer a range of provision including flexible working, caring support (including a Parenting and Carers Fund and the Carer’s Career Development Fund), training, and a variety of diversity and inclusion networks. Staff can apply for flexible working to help them balance the demands of their professional and personal commitments and we offer comprehensive leave policies for parental, adoption, surrogacy, dependant, and shared leave.

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) is a vibrant faculty based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics and engineering.  For more information about the faculty, please see our website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nmes

About the role

The Business Operations Manager works as part of a team to ensure consistent management and delivery of departmental operations by providing high quality and effective administrative support, in accordance with university and Faculty priorities, timelines and policies.  

Providing leadership and line management to the Business Operations Team, you will be responsible for allocating staff resource to ensure consistent and effective service delivery. You will lead and enable the team to provide a high level of customer support to academic colleagues, students and relevant stakeholders.  

The role holder will actively contribute to and support the delivery of the faculty’s business operations function. They will role model a culture of professionalism with a focus on providing responsive and timely customer service. The role holder will also share and develop best practice solutions with colleagues and coordinate the promotion of new ideas for better and more effective and efficient delivery of services.   

These are currently hybrid roles and role holders will spend part of their working week on campus and part of the week working remotely. 

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

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