Head of Faculty Research Operations

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Are you a proactive and influential colleague with the fervour and dedication to drive efficient analysis operations?  Are you a assured chief able to constructing glorious working relationships with numerous colleagues and different stakeholders? Are you able to lead and take possession of driving change?    

The College of Atmosphere is on the centre of urgent interdisciplinary, problem led analysis agendas and we’re responding to an unprecedented degree of funding alternative. To do that efficiently is more and more requiring co-ordination throughout colleges throughout the college, and throughout the entire organisation. Our analysis revenue plans are bold, displaying development over the subsequent 5 years that enhances our world-leading analysis credentials, partially predicated on benefiting from the alternatives that longer/bigger (but extra complicated) grant alternatives present. On the identical time, we’re looking for to create an open and inclusive analysis tradition, guarantee our employees are correctly supported to ship world-class analysis and affect, and responding quickly to the evolving priorities outlined by exterior funders and authorities. 

As Head of College Analysis Operations, you’ll drive efficient partnership working between teachers {and professional} providers and play a key function in making certain the College of Atmosphere is ready to proactively reply to alternatives and challenges. Working in live performance with the Professional Dean for Analysis and Innovation, the College Operations Director, and wider members of the College Govt Crew, you’ll be accountable for offering efficient management, growth and route throughout faculty degree analysis help and affect groups throughout the college. A key a part of the function will contain contemplating the suitable construction and governance for analysis operations throughout the college, contemplating finest follow from elsewhere within the college and externally. 

You’ll contribute to the success of the college analysis technique (as described within the college Built-in Planning Train submission), main and feeding into Job and End teams related to enhancing analysis and operational supply.  

You can be an skilled chief who can query, problem and affect colleagues, lead change and ship college aims aligned with the College of Leeds Technique College Values, International Change . The profitable candidate can have important expertise of analysis help administration in Greater Schooling or equal surroundings, together with in main numerous groups, analysis funds and efficiency analysis. You’ll have excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to construct efficient working relationships and confirmed expertise of main and managing change inside complicated organisations.

This function stories on to the College Operations Director. 

What we provide in return

• 26 days vacation plus approx.16 Financial institution Holidays/days that the College is closed by customized (together with Christmas) – That’s 42 days a yr!
• Beneficiant pension scheme plus life assurance– the College contributes 14.5% of wage
• Well being and Wellbeing: Discounted employees membership choices at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gymnasium, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports activities halls.
• Private Growth: Entry to programs run by our Organisational Growth & Skilled Studying workforce.
• Entry to on-site childcare, buying reductions and journey schemes are additionally obtainable.

And way more!  

To discover the submit additional or for any queries you will have, please contact: 

Libby Clark,  Director of Operations

Electronic mail; [email protected]

Location:  Leeds – Essential Campus
College/Service:  College of Atmosphere
Faculty/Institute:  Atmosphere College Places of work
Class:  Skilled & Managerial
Grade: 
Grade 9
Wage: 
£56,021 to £64,914
each year
Working Time:  100%
Submit Kind: 
Full Time
Contract Kind:  Mounted Time period (one yr secondment alternative, inside candidates on the College of Leeds)
Launch Date:  Friday 15 March 2024
Closing Date:  Friday 29 March 2024
Reference:  ENVFO1129
Downloads:  Candidate Transient