Head of Central Operations

About the role

The primary purpose of this post is to lead the DDaT Central Office and provide professional support and advice to CIDO, and their Executive team. You will ensure effective oversight across DDaT non-technical matters promoting coherence, cooperation, collaboration and communication both internally and across the University.

You will be responsible for:

• coherent resource planning, procurement, management and reporting providing timely performance information
• delivering efficient, effective, compliant policy and processes, always identifying and implementing agreed improvements. This will include drafting reports and papers for Council and UEB
• drafting and managing DDaT budgets, resources, objectives, plans and strategies to respond to university aims and lead significant projects. This will include reporting to UEB and Council, and leading DDaT budget planning and management
• leading DDaT communications, HR, finance, IT Procurement and Software licencing, as the first point of contact for any challenges or issues impacting more than one DDaT pillar

This role involves a considerable degree of autonomy in the day-to-day organisation of work and providing proactive forward planning of meetings, reports, returns etc. You will need to develop and manage influential relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders and partners at all levels. 

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• be able to operate effectively across strategic and operational matters concurrently
• deal competently with a high, varied workload, unexpected issues and resistance to improvement
• have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• be experienced and comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment
• have experience in developing organisational strategy, ensuring departmental governance and risk management

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Chris Youles, Chief Information and Digital Officer, at cy609@bath.ac.uk or

Lorna Swinyard-Jordan, Director of Evolution Implementation, at lsj38@bath.ac.uk.

Please ensure your application is submitted via our website.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

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, so we 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 are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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