Job reference: HUM-030274
Salary: UoM Grade 3 £25,804 - £27,319
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Manchester
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: People Management and Organisations
Hours Per Week: 35
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/12/2025
Contract Duration: Permanent from the 1 February 2026
School/Directorate: Alliance Manchester Business School

Job Description

School Operations supports four academic Divisions, each consisting of circa 70 academic staff; a vibrant Postgraduate Researcher community; and the Head of School Office to ensure effective support to the Head of School, Head of School Operations and academic members of PSLT. The Team also administers the Bedroom Guarantee Agreement (BGA) at the Hyatt Hotel on behalf of the University of Manchester.

Operating as part of the interdepartmental School Operations Team, the post-holder will undertake projects and champion activities on behalf of the School and provide support to other Departments as required.

Engaging in a cross-School community of practice with School Operations colleagues, working towards continuous business improvement and standardisation.

What you will get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Svetlana Kuimova

Email: svetlana.kuimova@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

Jobtrain: 0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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