We are seeking an experienced and motivated School Manager to provide maternity cover within our School leadership team.
Reporting to the Dean of School, you will be responsible for leading professional services and administrative operations, ensuring the effective delivery of services that support an excellent student and staff experience. As the senior professional services lead within the School, you will work closely with academic and professional services colleagues to deliver strategic objectives, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with University policies and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop School administration and professional services teams.
- Support strategic planning and operational delivery across the School.
- Oversee academic administration, governance, compliance and risk management activities.
- Manage projects, resources and budgets to support School priorities.
- Analyse data and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and service quality.
- Build effective relationships with central professional services and external partners.
- Promote a positive, inclusive and collaborative working environment.
About You
You will have:
- A degree, professional qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant experience of operational management within higher education or a similarly complex organisation.
- Strong leadership, organisational and project management skills.
- Experience of managing teams, resources, systems and processes.
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management abilities.
- A track record of delivering service improvement and operational excellence.
To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Helen Jones at
[email protected].
Closing date: Tuesday 25th August 2026 (23:59)
Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.
We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.
Leeds Beckett University is a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled candidates who demonstrate all essential criteria within the Person Specification will be invited to an interview.
