POSITION DETAILS

School of Chemical Engineering
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149
Grade: 7
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 23rd July 2025
UK travel may be required for this role

QUALIFICATIONS

• First degree or equivalent along with a relevant higher degree or professional training such as ILM or demonstrable experience normally associated with this level of qualification.

EXPERIENCE

• Significant administrative experience.
• Demonstrable people and financial management experience including setting and monitoring spend against budgets.
• Experience of data mining and sourcing information, particularly through electronic sources, to inform and support reporting for strategic planning and/or business cases.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of UK HE funding mechanisms, strategies and priorities.

ABILITIES & SKILLS

• Excellent report writing skills - ability to write clear and concise formal reports and documents, maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong negotiating and persuasion skills.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to communicate complex policy matters.
• Excellent IT skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint /Databases etc.) with the ability and willingness to learn new systems.
• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate with a wide range of people at all levels, maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with a demonstrated ability to plan and organise a large workload to meet both internal and external deadlines - working on a variety of complex issues simultaneously.
• Excellent inter-personal skills; ability to develop effective working relationships with all levels of staff and external contacts.
• Developed leadership skills, with the ability to instil confidence in others.
• Assertive and able to think and act decisively.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to absorb and deploy new information quickly and accurately.
• Ability to identify and respond to equality and diversity issues in line with relevant policies and procedures.Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy, and the ability to deal discreetly with confidential and sensitive matters
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ROLE SUMMARY

The Operations Manager is the senior administrative officer in the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) which sits in the School of Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences (EPS). The post holder is responsible for the Centre’s Professional Services team and ensuring that administrative support and leadership is delivered in an effective, efficient, responsive and professional manner supporting excellence in academic delivery across the spectrum of the Centre’s activities. The post holder will support the Director of the HTI, the HTI Executive team and other academic staff on a day-to-day basis to facilitate the strategic direction of the Centre.
The Healthcare Technologies Institute brings together leading experts from a variety of disciplines across the University of Birmingham, including chemical engineering, biomedical science, computer science, applied mathematics, chemistry and physics. Researchers across campus are working collaboratively to speed up the translation of new discoveries into health applications. The Institute is a Strategic Research Centre and supports a large community of academics across campus as well as hosting 650 square foot of laboratory space.
You will set and uphold excellent standards of work and bring the team together to provide the best possible service for the smooth running of the Centre. You will also support and lead on the development & implementation of HTI strategies, processes and initiatives ensuring that the Centre’s ambitions are supported by appropriate University systems, processes and resources.
The post holder is expected to have knowledge of the significant challenges and opportunities in the Higher Education sector, an understanding of good practice in delivering professional administration and financial support and the ability to balance academic considerations and wider drivers and priorities.
The post holder will report into the School Head of Operations with accountability also to the Executive Team of the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI).