Scheduling Manager (Interim)

The University Of Manchester; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer contribution pension

29 days annual leave plus bank/public/

Ride to work and EV car scheme

Job summary

The University Of Manchester is seeking a Scheduling Manager to lead the Scheduling and Assessment team, ensuring accurate and timely timetables for scheduled learning opportunities and centrally timetabled assessments.

You will provide expert guidance to university colleagues and senior leaders, shaping strategy and policies, and driving local procedures while maintaining high standards of service and collaboration across faculties.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in teaching and assessment scheduling.
• Extensive knowledge of timetabling and scheduling software used in higher education.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a team with clear objectives and performance goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to deliver sustainable scheduling for teaching and assessment, ensuring high-quality services to students.
• Provide guidance to colleagues on scheduling issues, external compliance, and best practices.
• Drive institution-wide strategy and local procedures for scheduling and assessment delivery.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Timetabling software

HE sector experience

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Scheduling Manager. You will provide leadership and direction to the Scheduling and Assessment team, ensuring the accurate and timely production of timetables for scheduled learning opportunities and centrally timetabled summative assessment. You will also provide advice, support and guidance to colleagues across the University and strategic advice to senior leaders.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead teams to deliver consistent, sustainable teaching and assessment scheduling, ensuring excellent services to students across the organisation; in line with agreed standards and in response to changing needs.
• Lead on and oversee the provision of advice and guidance to University colleagues, including PS/Faculty/Schools-based colleagues, on key issues concerning teaching and assessment scheduling including external compliance, sector expertise and sharing best practice.
• Lead the implementation, evaluation and monitoring of institution-wide strategy and policy at a local level, and lead the development of local procedures as necessary.
• Lead, organise, motivate and direct the work of the team, delegating responsibility appropriately to ensure objectives are met efficiently and operating effectively. To be a member of the management team, contributing to operational planning, visions and values and providing effective leadership.
• Work with senior management and key stakeholders to maintain and review a scheduling strategy across the university, covering scheduling and assessment delivery that contributes to the University’s strategic vision.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• Significant experience, knowledge and understanding of strategic and operational leadership for teaching and assessment scheduling.
• Extensive specialist knowledge and experience within timetabling and in the use and management of scheduling software within the HE sector.
• Proven record in effectively leading and managing a team with evidence of setting and achieving clear objectives and performance goals.
• Able to present complex, and often specialised, material in a clear and concise manner, with the ability to communicate complex, technical approaches to a 'lay' audience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and influence colleagues and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries in the pursuit of university strategies and their implementation at a local level.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

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