Operations and projects officer

The Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise seeks to appoint a motivated and experienced individual with outstanding project management skills to the post of Operations and Projects Officer. This is a superb opportunity for those with background in supporting projects and initiatives, and for those interested in providing secretarial and project support to project leads, managers and working groups to further their career. Working closely with the Vice-Provost, Professor Mary Ryan CBE, FREng, FIMMM, FICorr, FCGI, the Executive Officer to the Vice-Provost, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Provost and the existing Operations and Projects Officer, you will support the effective and efficient running of the Vice-Provost’s Office within the complex College and wider research and enterprise environment. Given the seniority of the Vice-Provost, you will be a significant ambassador for both the College, and the Vice-Provost, and so must be mindful of personal and organisational reputation at all times. Ideally you will also have an understanding of academic, industry, policy and enterprise environments to bring to the role. Duties and responsibilities You will be responsible to the Vice-Provost and will provide efficient administrative and project management support to a range of strategic, operational and communications activities. Working closely with relevant internal and external people, you will be responsible for gathering information to help inform effective decision-making, and prepare briefings, presentations and strategic documents. You will support the Vice-Provost’s Office with the planning and delivery of strategic projects and communications initiatives. Topics covered will be wide-ranging, and there is likely to be a high level of confidentiality in the work. You will support the Executive Assistant with diary management, meeting arrangements, managing the inboxes, event organisation and administration when required. A full list of responsibilities and essential requirements can be seen in the attached Job Description. Essential requirements Educated to degree level Experience of amassing and analysing a wide range of information and data effectively proposing options and/or recommendations Experience of providing varied and responsive administrative and project management support within a complex and busy organisation Experience of working effectively with senior / executive level staff Experience of maintaining a strict code of confidentiality Experience of organising events in a large matrix organisation Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite Ability to work well in a team setting and independently, exercising sound judgment and discretion Excellent organisational skills Excellent standards of accuracy, consistency and attention to detail Strong research skills with the ability to identify and use a range of resources to research, understand and summarise a broad range of topics Project management skills Strong written and verbal communications skills Able to deal tactfully and diplomatically with a wide range of internal and external people Further information For informal discussions about the post, please contact, Vice-Provost Executive Officer, Emily Roche at [email protected] Documents Operations and Projects Officer JD.pdf