"Department Operations Manager"

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the Faculty of Science, playing a key role in supporting the operations of our dynamic and accomplished Departments.

Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, and frequently engaging with the Head of Department, the role involves coordinating operational management to maintain the Department's efficiency. This rewarding role has a focus on people and resources and undertakes a wide range of activities to support the delivery of the Department and Faculty’s strategic objectives.

The post-holder also plays a lead role in new initiatives at Department and Faculty level and supports the Director of Operations and Operations and Project Managers in their roles.

About you

The ideal candidate can think strategically, maintain operational perspective, and facilitate Department operations effectively. They will connect academic and professional services staff within the Department, Faculty, and University.

With a proven track record in a role in administration, preferably within a Higher Education environment, you will have strong interpersonal skills, with excellent time management, organisational and communication skills with enthusiasm for, and commitment to high quality service provision. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of financial processes as well as HR policies and procedures. The ability to think and operate autonomously but to be an excellent team player are also key.

Further information

For informal discussions relating to this role, please contact Amanda Harper, bssalh@bath.ac.uk or Claudia O'Hagan, ce358@bath.ac.uk.

This is a full-time, permanent role

We offer a mix of remote and on campus working (Hybrid working)

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses