THE ROLE
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES i) Line management and accountability
MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND OVERALL AIMS:
1. Lead, shape and deliver a high-quality technical support service to meet the teaching and research objectives of the School. 2. Ensure that the School is at the forefront of sector best practice in its technical services provision and functions. 3. In conjunction with the Head of School, keep under review the School’s technical services frameworks to ensure they are fit for purpose and compliant with Regulations. 4. Provide leadership and direction to technical staff across the School. 5. 6. Maintain the highest levels of health and safety in the School teaching and research space. Ensure and maintain effective infrastructure services and utilities provision for research and teaching labs within the school . 7. Provide leadership and direction to the staff of the Ancillary Unit . 8. Ensure that the School has in place sound systems for effectively managing and reviewing its technical services provision . 9. Review and restructure as appropriate, the core technical support services within the School; in preparation for the relocation to the new Life Sciences building in 2020. Lead on required change management. 10. Play a leading role in reviewing and establishing robust/detailed information on existing equipment to transfer to new build and new core equipment in line with the funding envelope available as part of the Life Sciences Business Case . 11. Play a leading role in planning, and the local management of, the relocation of staff and equipment for the move to the new building. 12. Persons Designated for Equipment and Facilities for the University HTA license.
Reports to the Head of School.
ii) Key working relationships
Internal: Head of School; Deputy Head of School; Technical and Academic staff, including Principal Investigators, School Manager, School Management Team; Health & Safety staff; Sussex Estates and Facilities Staff, Finance and Procurement Staff, Programme Director (New Life Science Estate). External: relevant professional bodies and organisations i.e. HEaTED.
iii) Staffing
The Ancillary Unit comprising c6 staff, including line management of the manager.
The Technical provision comprising c 60 staff, with direct line management of all school-funded technicians and professional line management for those reporting to Lab Heads.
iv) Grade: 10
The post is permanent, full-time grade 10.
v) Committee Memberships
School Management Group School Executive Group University Safety Committee School Health, Safety and Environment Groups School Research Strategy Groups University Ethics Committee (member and reviewer) School/ University HTA Committee Combined Unison/Unite Joint Negotiating Committee Others to be determined such as project boards/work streams
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