"Strategic Development & Planning Manager"

About the Role

The School of Environment and Society are pleased to announce that we are seeking an exceptional individual to take up the role of Strategic Development and Planning manager. The postholder will be a part of the professional Services team in the School. They will play an active role in developing and delivering the activities in the forming of the newly merged School.

About You

As the Strategic Development and Planning Manager you will lead the strategic partnerships initiatives, building and nurturing long-term relationships with strategic partners and stakeholder. This role is critical in managing the processes post-merger of 3 academic schools. The post holder will use project management methods to track and manage all processes of integration and formation of the new academic school.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School of Environment and Society at Queen Mary University of London is made up of three academic departments, History, Geography and International Relations departments. The School has been newly formed and has circa 150 academic staff. It is home to a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum in all three academic departments.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities. Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Norman McBreen at n.mcbreen@qmul.ac.uk.