Skills & Competencies - Essential
• A strong communicator with an ability to present strategy at Board level, and to play an active role as a senior member of an executive management team. • Strong strategic leader, with a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams. • Ability to lead, manage and motivate the management team and directorate as a whole, including setting clear performance targets and establishing a culture that is both focused on customer service and accountability for delivery. • A well-defined vision of how Estates and Facilities is vital to the success of the University’s objectives. • Demonstrate past achievements in gaining efficiencies in the management of financial, physical and human resources and delivering significant improvements in a customer services environment. • Operational knowledge of the Public Sector and in particular familiarity with the current and future compliance needs of the Higher Education sector. • Proven ability to contribute to significant change management programmes at organisation level. • Proven ability to deliver on a number of disparate projects simultaneously and ideally have designed and delivered a major capital programme for a large complex organisation. • An appreciation of effective procurement, governance and budgetary requirements for buildings projects in the public sector. • Evidence of high level negotiating and influencing skills. • Vendor management skills and the ability to work and deliver on collaborative projects. • The ability to interact and effectively communicate with staff and customers across a wide range of areas. • The ability to assimilate and analyse information quickly and accurately and to think strategically, formulate decisions and make recommendations. • Commitment to the values of the University. 8
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