Co-Centre Manager – Climate+

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Co-Centre Manager – Climate+

Company

Queen’s University Belfast

Job description

The School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Co-Centre Manager.

The Centre Manager for Climate+ will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the strategic and operational objectives of the Climate+ Co-Centre – a tri-jurisdictional Co-Centre spanning Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), UKRI and DAERA, and managed jointly by QUB and Trinity College Dublin. This role contributes to the development and delivery of the Co-Centre’s strategic and operational objectives and the management of financial, human and physical resources, acting as a key point of contact for funding agencies with responsibility for monitoring and reporting on progress.

The post holder will liaise with partners across the three jurisdictions and will play a key role in providing visionary leadership to the Centre’s professional support team, acting as an interface with key stakeholders in business, civic groups, eNGOs, and Governmental Departments and Agencies. The post holder will deal with the complex interrelationships between climate adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity loss, and water quality declines and the co-benefits that arise by addressing these together.

Reporting to the Co-Directors and the Executive Director, the Co-Centre Manager will be a key member of the Centre’s Senior Management Team, and other relevant internal and external committees and working groups and will lead on the management and implementation of projects or special initiatives arising from the Co-Centre’s integrated research and business plans, in line with School/Faculty plans and QUB Strategy 2030.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

1. Have a primary degree in a relevant subject PLUS at least four years’ recent and relevant experience in a senior administrative or management role with a track record in the management of resources to include relevant experience of:

• leading and managing productive team(s)
• evidence of managing, forecasting, re-profiling and controlling budgets and resources and an understanding of financial management procedures.
• planning and delivering projects on time and within budget.
• experience of successfully developing and cultivating partnerships.

OR; Substantial recent and relevant experience in a directly relevant role in higher education or the climate and sustainability sectors with demonstrable project management experience.

2. Demonstrated experience as a successful and effective decision maker capable of following through objectives in complex and challenging situations.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.

This post is available on a fixed term contract available until 31 December 2029. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: ; and

Informal enquiries may be directed to Sinead Cahill at

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Expected salary

£46497 per year

Location

Belfast

Job date

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:57:19 GMT

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