School Manager (Health Sciences)
Grade/Salary: Grade 8: £44,746 - £56,535 (with possible progression to £63,606)
Hours: Full Time (35.75 hours per week)
Contract Basis: Open Ended
Ref: CVHD00046A
This senior post supports the Dean of School, Health Sciences, in the day-to-day organisation of the School through the effective co-ordination, management and leadership of the School administrative teams. The postholder provides advice to academic and support staff within the School across a full range of activities, including quality assurance and regulatory compliance. The postholder supports the School strategic planning process and governance arrangements, and provides an effective Secretariat to the School and University level committees, including those governing UK and transnational partners.
The post involves a considerable degree of autonomy in the day-to-day organisation of work, and involves regular contact with staff at all levels within and external to the University. There are regular opportunities to participate in and influence a considerable range of strategic developments within the University, including portfolio development. The post is therefore particularly suited to those interested in progressing to the highest levels of university administration.
You will be educated to graduate level or equivalent, with at least 5 years of relevant administrative experience, preferably within Higher Education. You will demonstrate experience of managing an administrative team involving a broad spectrum of roles or activities to achieve agreed targets and actions, and experience of policy development. You will be IT literate and an effective communicator who is able to motivate staff and develop effective working relationships with staff at all levels across the University.
Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page andcomplete an application online.
The closing date for this position is 23:59 on Monday 15 June.
If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk
This role does meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.
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