The School of Social Sciences are looking to appoint a Senior Department Administrator. You should have significant experience of providing excellent administrative support and experience of line management of a PS team. You should also possess excellent problem solving and negotiation skills. You will engage in communities of practice to achieve continuous business improvement and standardisation, working in collaboration with colleagues in the faculty and the wider University. You will be responsible for the line management of a small team of colleagues in the school department support team.
The School Senior Administrator is a key operational role in the school. You will support the Deputy School Operations Manager [DSOM] and School Operations Manager [SOM] to deliver key operations activities across the school, and within departments, and to ensure efficient and effective support, advice and guidance is provided to all stakeholders. Operating as part of the interdepartmental School Operations Team and reporting into the Deputy School Operations Manager, you will undertake projects and champion activities on behalf of the school.
We are seeking someone with a demonstrable and successful track record of independent and collaborative problem solving and who can foster a culture of teamwork, whilst being able to support and develop continuous improvement to process and performance across the business area.
The ideal candidate for this role must demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly within a culture of continuous improvement. Additionally, they should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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What will you get in return:
As an equal opportunity 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 are unfortunately 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.talent@manchester.ac.uk
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Carla Liburd
Email: carla.liburd@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk
Technical support:
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.
