Assistant Director (Governance, Resources & Operations)

at  The Open University UK

Assistant Director (Governance, Resources & Operations)
Advert Reference Number: 548
Job Location: Edinburgh, Remote/Hybrid
Department: The Open University in Scotland
Salary: From £58,596
Closing Date: 10/02/2025
Weekly Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced education specialist and leader to join the executive team at the Open University in Scotland and play a pivotal role in the organisation’s future.
Working as the core lead for the organisation’s operational activities, the role has a wide range of responsibilities, primarily focused on delivering outstanding support for the organisation across vital areas such as governance, resource management, directorate organisation, risk management, support services, project coordination, and resource management.
In addition, the post holder will operate in a role with similar functions to a university secretary as a key member of the Open University in Scotland leadership team, providing an oversight of organisation and sector issues to provide a unifying organisational approach as well as providing aide and counsel to the Director, with a core focus on effective problem solving, communication, and effective relationship building, internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the governance and internal executive meeting and engagement structures of the Open University in Scotland, including internally with executive and other groups, with the wider Open University and with key external stakeholders.
• Liaise with the Scottish Government, the Scottish Funding Council and other relevant bodies on funding and financial support and governance, in conjunction with OUiS lead SFC contact and other strategy colleagues.
• Lead the Support Services Team and manage related processes and resources on behalf of the Nation Director, including human resources, accommodation, facilities, health and safety, graduation ceremonies and internal events and oversee management of the University’s physical estate and technological infrastructure in the Edinburgh offices.

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To apply for this role please submit the following document/s;

• CV
• Supporting statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification