Job reference: PSX-031540
Salary: £29,588 to £32,080 per annum depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: House Services
Hours Per Week: 35
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 16/07/2026
Contract Duration: Permanent
School/Directorate: Directorate of Estates and Facilities

Job Description

About the role

House Services employs over 400 colleagues, with the aim of providing the highest standards in cleaning, portering and associated services, across the University Academic, Teaching and Learning Estate. This role is 35 hours a week Monday- Friday on a flexible basis between the hours of 6.45am -21.30pm.

About you:

We are seeking a House Services Assistant Cluster Manager to support the day-to-day delivery of House Services within the Directorate of Estates and Facilities. Working closely with the House Services Cluster Manager, you will help coordinate cleaning, hygiene maintenance, facilities support, service standards and staff deployment across a University campus.

You should have experience of supporting operational teams, monitoring quality standards and helping to deliver agreed service requirements. The role will involve supporting supervisors and frontline staff, contributing to inductions, staff welfare, attendance, performance and training processes, and escalating operational or customer service concerns when required.

You will need strong organisational, communication and customer service skills, with confidence using IT systems for administration, planning and reporting. An awareness of health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, information governance and sustainability is also required.

You will hold a facilities management qualification and/or have relevant practical experience in a comparable operational environment.

(Grades 1-5)

  • Generous employer pension contribution
  • Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
  • Purple Place employee discount platform

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

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Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Patrick Kawala

Email: Patrick.Kawala@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries and administrative support

recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical and job portal support

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.


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