Resources Manager

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and innovative team at a world-leading university as a Resources Manager. This role involves managing the School's resources function, focusing on HR and finance operations, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will collaborate with key staff to enhance service delivery and support academic excellence. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this exciting opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will have a meaningful impact on the community. If you're passionate about driving change and supporting a diverse team, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive pension schemes

Staff discounts

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in managing staff and developing teams.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources related to HR, finance, and workload allocation.
• Support the Director of Professional Services in service improvement.

Skills

Line management

Project management

Analytical problem-solving

Organizational skills

Customer service standards

Job description

Edinburgh - Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working)

Job Info

• Job Identification 12027
• Locations Doorway 6, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, GB (Hybrid working)
• Organization School of Health in Social Science, Edinburgh University Group
• Department Health in Social Science
• Apply Before 02/18/2025, 11:59 PM
• Contract Type Open Ended
• Job Schedule Full time
• Grade UE07
• Number of Openings 1
• Job Function Administration

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Resources Manager to join the School of Health in Social Science’s Professional Services Team.

The role will manage the School’s Resources function, particularly in relation to HR, Finance Business operations, guaranteed hours, workload allocation and estates related activity, ensuring the delivery of high quality support services to facilitate effective academic and research delivery. The post holder will support the Director of Professional Services in fostering an ethos of innovation and continuous improvement identifying opportunities for service improvement and leading change projects to deliver enhanced and efficient ways of working. The post holder will act as a member of the School’s senior professional services team providing strategic and operational advice to key School staff.

This post is open ended (permanent) and full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working, however the role holder is expected to be working on campus a minimum of two days, and preferably three days, a week.

The salary for this post is UE07 £40,247 to £47,874 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Experience of line managing staff, developing individuals and building a team
• Project management skills identifiable through previous experience
• Proven analytical and creative problem-solving capability with an appreciation of longer-term implications
• Organisation and time management skills for self and others to plan and organise events of some complexity
• Demonstrable record of proactively improving systems and procedures/processes and understanding of and commitment to customer services standards and expectations.

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 18 February 2025.

Interviews will be most likely held on Friday, 28th February.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team

The School of Health in Social Science is a vibrant research and professionally driven academic School within the University of Edinburgh’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The School strives to have a transformational impact on individuals and communities through internationally excellent research, knowledge exchange, and learning and teaching.