Harper & Keele - Director of Operations

Person Specification

Criteria Headings

Essential

Qualifications/ Education/ Training

Honours degree or equivalent Leadership, management or coaching qualification equivalent management experience)

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience in a Higher Education environment.

Significant experience of planning and managing staffing, finances and other reso

Experience of applying IT/management information systems to administration and

Experience of working in liaison with colleagues from other institutions or partner

Experience of managing change or playing a significant part in a change process

Skills/ Aptitudes/ Competences/

An understanding of HE structures, concepts and practices

Strong networking skills and the ability to broker solutions across groups or indivi priorities

Ability to act as an ambassador for the School

Highly organised

Excellent inter-personal skills

Team-player

Excellent written skills, including experience of preparing policies, procedures, pro cases.

Ability to use initiative to deal with complex situations, manage conflict and provi

An appreciation or familiarity of the complexities of multiple site working

An understanding of the nature of academic teaching and research

Calm under pressure

Sound understanding and experience of financial management

Other

Commitment to personal development

Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

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