Business Manager

About the Role
This is an interesting and varied leadership role, where you will have the opportunity to work with senior leaders, supporting them to lead the University and achieve the ambition of our 2030 Strategy. The primary objective of this role is to ensure the Office of the Principal functions to the highest standards. The postholder supervises the team of Executive Assistants who support the Vice-Principals, as well as managing the required administrative functions, processes and systems to support the Principal and Vice-Principals. The post holder is line managed by and works closely with the Chief of Staff, supporting her with budget reporting, projects, space and asset planning and management, events and staff initiatives.

About You
Candidates must have a First degree or equivalent qualification plus substantial experience in a similar role. This role requires experience managing a team and a busy and complex office environment. Experience managing budgets and resources is essential. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and be proactive, discrete and maintain confidentiality at all times.

About the Office of the Principal
The Office of the Principal is home to the Principal, Vice-Principals, Executive Officers and Executive Assistants. The Office is the focal point of interactions with key external and internal stakeholders and is central to strategic leadership for the institution.

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, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

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.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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