Job Description

The Centre for Academic Language and Development is seeking to appoint an outstanding Deputy Administration Manager on a one year fixed term contract to help lead and develop the Centre’s administration team and support student activities. As part of the University’s ambitious Internationalization strategy, the Centre is currently undergoing an exciting and rapid period of growth: your skills in continuous process improvement, accurate communication and excellent attention to detail will be imperative. This new post reports to the Centre Administration Manager – deputizing for them as and when required – and line manages multiple Administrator posts. You should have demonstrable experience of supervising workloads and output quality as well as a passion for leading and developing colleagues.

You will bring expertise in people management; IT skills including excel, E-Vision and Blackboard; be able to innovate and develop processes; and understand the value of accurate data. You will appreciate the challenges and requirements of providing a professional service to a varied student body and have the positive and engaging attitude necessary to motivate your team to deliver to the highest standards.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The ideal candidate for this role will thrive on working in a busy, varied environment. They will have strong leadership skills and will enjoy using their advanced organizational skills to deliver a high-quality service to students. The post-holder will also be a good team player, able to work effectively with staff at all levels in the Centre and in other service areas with an ability to take initiative and implement change.