Business and Operations Manager

at  University of Cambridge

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business and Operations Manager to join the Department of Earth Sciences. The person appointed to this role will support the Head of the Department in achieving the strategic aims and objectives of the Department. They will be responsible for the overall co-ordination and effective running of the Department, this involves providing high-level oversight of the Department’s finance, HR, teaching and research grants, as well as ensuring the Sedgwick Museum and IEEF are well supported in these areas.
They will oversee and manage delivery of the Department’s business, administration and services, striving for continuous improvement, and ensuring that there are appropriate systems in place to meet the Department’s operational requirements. They will support and advise the Head of Department and other senior staff members on governance, policy and business operations and the planning and implementation of new developments to support the effective delivery of teaching and research.
The Department is based on two main sites, one is on Downing Street in central Cambridge, the other is the Bullard Laboratories which is c. 3km away at Madingley Rise in West Cambridge. The person appointed will be based at the Downing Site but will be responsible for maintaining the connection between the support staff on both sites, this includes providing strategic and operational leadership and ensuring coordination of the support staff team’s work.
The successful applicant will have excellent organisational and managerial ability, extensive administrative experience, good inter-personal skills, imagination and diplomacy. The applicant will need to be self-motivated, with a very flexible approach to their work, to initiate ideas, to respond sensitively to the needs of others, and to prioritise work to meet deadlines by means of effective time management skills. Previous experience in a higher education environment would be advantageous.
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