Faculty Operating Officer

The Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences is seeking to appoint a Faculty Operating Officer to join the Senior Management Team of the Faculty. 

Reporting to the PVC and Executive Dean, the Faculty Operating Officer (FOO) will be responsible for the efficient and effective running of all professional and technical services and processes in the faculty.

The FOO will hold overall faculty responsibilities for finance, human resources, operations, space, technical services, student support services, facilities management, marketing and events.

The role will involve organising and coordinating the faculty interfaces with the university services provided centrally by Directorates as well as working collaboratively across the University on institution-wide projects.

The role of the FOO is key to the success of the University’s 2030 strategy. If you are an experienced leader with experience across different functional areas, and with the interpersonal skills to achieve outcomes in a complex organisation, this role could be a stimulating challenge and opportunity to develop your skills and experience for future progression.

The Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences is unique in the breadth and strength of professional education and training that we deliver.  We train and educate over twenty-five different professions and our long-standing reputation is evidenced in positive feedback, and the excellent commendations we receive from health, education and social care accreditation bodies. You will be joining a faculty that is building a strong interdisciplinary and cross-professional approach to solving the grand challenges facing society through the multidisciplinary Institute for Lifecourse Development. 

The Faculty is split over three campuses - the magnificent Greenwich Campus whose buildings were designed at the end of the 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren, one of Britain’s greatest architects, the Chatham Maritime Campus, the former Royal Navy base whose numerous red-brick buildings echo its rich naval history and the Avery Hill Campus which is renowned for its excellent teaching and sporting facilities, with recent investment of £14 million in sector leading facilities such as the Greenwich Learning and Simulation Centre (GLASC)

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values. 

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on sreca@greenwich.ac.uk

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Derek Moore (Pro Vice-Chancellor - Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences) via email d.moore@greenwich.ac.uk or Jeremy Williams (Faculty Operating Officer - Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences) via email j.d.williams@greenwich.ac.uk

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: Our benefits - what we offer | Jobs and careers | University of Greenwich and information on the university’s working principles: Working Principles and Guidelines | Documents | University of Greenwich

To apply, please click the 'Apply' button above. You will be redirected to the University of Greenwich vacancies page, where you will need to complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage).

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience, and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

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