Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills Essential • Strong commercial and business acumen aligned with institutional strategy. • Excellent financial management skills including budgeting and forecasting. • Understanding of customer-focused service delivery in commercial operations. • Knowledge of health and safety legislation and sustainability in commercial estates. • Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion in leadership and service provision. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to influence at senior levels. • Strategic thinking with analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capability. Desirable • Awareness of commercialisation trends in the Higher Education sector. • Familiarity with university governance structures and reporting requirements. Highly motivated, emotionally intelligent, resilient, and results-driven. • Collaborative, empowering and inclusive leadership style / approach. • Politically astute and credible representative of the university. • Commitment to continuous personal and professional development. • Alignment with DMU’s values: equality, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, empowerment, and student focus. Personal Attributes Essential •
Qualifications and Training Essential • Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience. Desirable • Relevant postgraduate qualification (e.g., MBA, MSc or equivalent). • Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IWFM, BIFM, CIH). Proven track record of leading and delivering commercial strategies in large, complex environments. • Experience managing commercial operations (e.g., residential accommodation, catering, conferencing, sport and leisure or equivalent). • Experience Essential • Innovative and entrepreneurial thinker, with demonstrable success in launching income-generating initiatives. • Experience of developing and maintaining excellent commercial relationships and working with multiple partners to achieve success • Experience managing large-scale budgets, monitoring targets and delivering financial sustainability. • The ability to influence and work collaboratively at a senior level, with multiple stakeholders. • Experience managing contracts and ensuring procurement compliance. • Experience leading high-performing teams and promoting continuous improvement. Desirable • Experience within the Higher Education sector or a regulated public sector environment. • Experience with estates capital projects or space planning related to commercial functions.
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator