King's College London

About us:

 King’s Business School asks challenging questions of business and wider society like: What is the meaning of work? Should business be more sustainable and ethical? What is modern slavery? Are AI and big data the future of finance?

King’s Business School (KBS) contributes towards answering these questions, changing the way business works whilst tackling the world’s major challenges for the good of the economy, the environment, society, and businesses everywhere.

The faculty incorporates seven academic departments with broad ranging programmes of activity across research, education, impact and engagement, thought leadership, and knowledge transfer, alongside several vibrant institutes and centres  within which the role holder will be based.

About the role:

The Centre Manager will play a key role overseeing management of a portfolio of activity for centres and institutes to deliver a high-quality operational infrastructure and delivery in close collaboration with Centre and Institute Directors and relevant professional services faculty and college teams.

The Centre Manager will oversee and manage delivery of operational and communications related centre and institute activity and objectives within their portfolio, monitoring resources and finances, reporting and data. This includes budget and resource management, coordinating internal and external reporting, research and grant development to ensure financial sustainability, and events management and delivery of communications activity. You will also oversee human resource management process for your portfolio, role modelling an inclusive culture of trust, engagement and continuous improvement.

They will join the Centres and Institutes Business Operations team comprising of two Centre Managers, two Senior Business Operations Officers, and one Communications and Engagement Officer.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week full time) and you will be offered an indefinite  contract. We would also consider applications for job-sharing and flexible working requests.

King’s Business School operates a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to spend a minimum of two working days per week on campus.

King’s Business School embraces equality, diversity and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.

Benefits of working at King’s College London:

​King’s College London (KCL) provide an extensive and varied range of career-focussed training and on-the-job learning:

•       We support staff to maintain a work/life balance

•       Flexible working and parental leave opportunities

•       Reduced membership rates for staff at gyms at three of our campuses

•       An Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential advice on both home and work concerns

•       30 days annual leave (or pro-rata for part time) plus UK bank holidays and four additional concessionary closure days over Christmas

•       An occupational pension scheme with generous employer contributions, and opportunity for additional personal contributions

•       Season ticket loans and being part of the cycle to work scheme

•       Free coffee / fruit scheme from King’s College Food outlets (restrictions apply)

•       Membership of My King’s Discounts offering preferential rates to wide range of groceries, holidays, entertainment, home, health and beauty and fashion

Full information on staff benefits: Staff Benefits - King's College London (kcl.ac.uk)

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.      Education to degree level or equivalent professional experience in project /research management, operations, or administration 

2.      Excellent communication skills, including ability to draft documents and correspondence, and contribute to meetings with a range of stakeholders  

3.      Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines 

4.      Experience of managing budgets including experience monitoring income and expenditure for large, complex budgets  

5.      Ability to work independently, proactively, and flexibly, using own judgement and initiative when appropriate 

6.      Numerate, and adept at understanding, analysing and presenting data to a range of audiences 

7.      Ability to contribute effectively as part of a team with a ‘hands-on’ approach to working 

8.      Commitment to continuous improvement and building an efficient and effective operational service 

9.      Commitment to equality and diversity and embedding associated principles into your professional activities 

Desirable criteria

1.      Project Management or similar equivalent qualification or training  

2.      Experience working in Higher Education, research, academic, or other non-profit sectors

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.