Head of Business Operations

Vacancy ID

8907

College/Service

Digital and Technology

Main location

UAL – High Holborn, London UK

Job type

Full time

Unit

Digital Office

Job term

Permanent

DBS check required?

No

Closing date

2 November 2022 23:55

Salary

£55,421.00 – £66,943.00 per annum

The role

UAL is #2 ranked University globally for Art & Design and is setting about delivering our ambitious ten-year strategy, ‘ The World Needs Creativity’. In an increasing digital and global world, the digital services we provide to students and staff are central to our success. In line with this ambition UAL is transforming our approach to technology, from a traditional IT Services model to the creation of a new Digital & Technology (D&T) Group.

Reporting to the new Chief Digital Officer, (CDO) the Head of Business Operations (HoBO) will play a key leadership role in building and running the new division. The role will sit in the group’s new Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working alongside new Group Service Directors, with specific responsibility for and oversight of the strategic and operational development of the new group.

The HoBO will lead the group’s overall approaches to financial strategy, planning and operations; people strategies (including recruitment, staff development and Employee Value Proposition), corporate governance, external partnerships, communications, while providing high level strategic and policy advice to the CDO, working in partnership with key leaders within D&T and across UAL to build and successfully run the new group.

Why choose us?

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

Your profile

We value the diverse experiences candidates bring to UAL. Our people come from a variety of sectors and therefore applications are open to those both with and without previous experience of working in the higher education sector. Y ou need to be excited to work with those in Digital and Technology, and ideally experienced in this kind of inter-disciplinary work. Most important will be your substantial leadership and ability to build and lead the strategic business planning for the D&T Group.

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

Please apply early as the application closing date maybe held earlier should sufficient applications be received.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Jaspreet Kaur, Resourcing Adviser via email at [email protected] or 020 7514 9627.