Operations Manager (Centre for Human Brain Health) at University of Birmingham

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2024

Closes: 20/03/2024 

Role Summary

The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH) Operations Manager will be the senior administrative officer of the CHBH. The appointee will play a central role in supporting the Directors in the day-day management of the Centre and will report to the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. This post will provide the opportunity to: 

• Support the Centre’s Directors in the fulfilment of their responsibilities, mapping and, where necessary, developing clear structures and procedures in line with the overall College structures and priorities to ensure compliance with all University of Birmingham management requirements. 
• Working with the Head of Administration to ensure effective structures for administrative management and support across the Centre and College. 
• Collaboration with College Heads of Function and College Business Partners is essential in ensuring appropriate/effective service delivery to staff and students. 
• Working with the Directors, College Finance Business Partner and Research Support Partner to develop a comprehensive and realistic Business Plan to generate income, through a number of different funding streams. 

Person Specification

Qualifications 

• First degree or equivalent along with a relevant higher degree or professional training such as ILM or extensive experience normally associated with this level of qualification 

Experience 

• Extensive University/HEI/NHS Trust administrative experience 
• Demonstrable people; financial experience 
• Experience of data mining and sourcing information, particularly through electronic sources, to inform reporting for strategic planning 
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment 
• Knowledge and understanding of UK HE funding mechanisms, strategies and priorities 

Abilities and skills 

• Exceptional report writing skills – ability to write clear and concise formal reports and documents, maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail 
• Strong negotiating and persuasion skills 
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to communicate complex policy matters 
• Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels, maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail 
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with a demonstrated ability to plan and organise a large workload to meet both internal and external deadlines – working on a variety of complex issues simultaneously 
• Excellent inter-personal skills; ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff and external contacts
• Developed leadership skills, with the ability to instil confidence in others 
• Assertive and able to think and act decisively 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a high degree of accuracy
• Able to absorb and deploy new information quickly and accurately 

Informal enquires can be made to Emily Loftus, email: e.l.loftus@bham.ac.uk or Gregg Arrand, email: g.w.arrand@bham.ac.uk

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