Head of Faculty Administrative Operations (102020-367)

Birmingham City University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences has a long and established history when it comes to delivering initial teacher training (ITT), education, childhood and youth courses in Birmingham. It is also a leading provider of employees to the NHS and defence healthcare services, offering cutting-edge learning facilities including state-of-the-art lecture theatres and seminar rooms, mock wards, birthing rooms, operating theatres and virtual reality software. 

The Faculty is one of the largest and most diverse providers of health and social care education in the country, with departments covering education, social work, adult nursing, mental health and learning disabilities, midwifery and child health, operating department practice and paramedics, public and community health, radiography, and speech and language therapy. 

Investment in a £41 million purpose-built development with specialist laboratories has enabled the Faculty to offer a wide range of new health, life science and sports courses including: pre-registration Master’s courses in physiotherapy and dietetics; courses in sports therapy, sports and exercise science and sports nutrition; biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering. 

Our health and care course students learn in the most realistic settings – from a mock operating theatre and hospital wards to a fully equipped birthing room and virtual radiotherapy suite. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the country’s most employable graduates. This vibrant academic and student community the Faculty of Health Education and Life Sciences is growing rapidly and we have recently expanded onto a satellite site based adjacent to the City South Campus in Edgbaston. 

Located in the heart of a vibrant city, we are the University for Birmingham. Reporting to the PVC & Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Education and Life Sciences, this post will contribute to the strategic development, leadership and management of the Faculty through the effective and efficient oversight and management of Faculty Operations. The successful post holder will manage operations to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality administrative services to students and staff in the Faculty.

Specific responsibilities include:

with the Associate Dean: Student Learning Experience and Quality, to undertake a proactive role in the dissemination of good practice and contribute proactively to the continuous improvement of the University’s administration through the review and evaluation of the Faculty’s administrative procedures and through working with other areas associated with the Student Experience.with the Associate Dean: Academic Portfolio & Market Development to provide advice and guidance to academic and administrative staff on Trans-national education and partnership working with local FE and other partners and to advise and coordinate the internal Faculty administration of the Faculty’s apprenticeship provisionMore generally the post holder will be expected to take responsibility for overseeing operational requirements in the Faculty such as the recruitment and selection of the administrative team, managing workloads and the distribution of workload, conducting one to one’s and IPR’s whilst taking a lead to streamline and improve administrative processes

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your skills and make a real difference in one of Higher Education’s most dynamic organisations. We are seeking an outstanding operations expert with a track record of delivery. The successful candidate could come from a range of professional disciplines and sector backgrounds but must be adept at working and thriving in large, complex organisations where they have supported the delivery of transformation and change. As an inspiring colleague, you will have the ability to influence colleagues across the University, delivering high performance through effective guidance.

With over 25,500 students from c.100 countries, 3,200 staff, and an annual income of c.£249m, Birmingham City University (BCU) is an ambitious, exciting, and diverse place to study. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate staff, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance is producing some of the country’s most employable graduates. 

We contribute heavily to the regional economy and support thousands of jobs in the area. We're investing £340 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our city-centre campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities. The Complete University Guide ranked us as a top 30 UK university for spending on facilities in 2015.

Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.

For more information about the role, please contact Keely.Austin@bcu.ac.uk 

Birmingham City University are an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Closing Date: 08 Nov 2020
Category: Management