Centre Manager (EDRC) - Birmingham Business School - 106932 - Grade 8

This role involves managing the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC), a research initiative focused on energy demand reduction solutions. Key responsibilities include day-to-day operations, stakeholder engagement, budget management, and coordinating research programs. Applicants must possess significant project management experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and proven experience in leading teams.

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• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly for a variety of audiences, and to produce and analyse source material, information and data.
• Proven ability to meet targets, with minimal supervision to deadlines
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills that will help to identify and implement improvements and efficiencies across the project or projects you work on
• Highly proficient IT skills, including the MS Office suite. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required
• Excellent people management skills, with proven experience of leading, motivating and managing teams
• High level of self-motivation and personal accountability with ability to plan and deliver goals to deadlines under pressure
• Experience of managing large financial budgets along with experience of budget planning and forecasting
• Relevant degree or relevant equivalent professional qualification, plus significant project management experience (in increasingly large and/or complex projects) or substantial relevant experience evidencing the experience required in this role
• Formal Project Management qualifications such as APMP, Prince2 or MSP and evidence of knowledge and application of Gantt charts and critical path analysis.
• Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, including broader sector/commercial awareness.
• Substantial experience of engaging, and collaborating, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including orally and in writing, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area.
• Informal enquiries to Centre Director Professor Mari Martiskainen , email: m.j.martiskainen@bham.ac.uk
• Centre Director Professor Mari Martiskainen

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• With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
• We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.
• We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
• Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.
• We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.
• In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.
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• The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
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• operates across the University, supporting colleagues to network and collaborate, offering opportunities to learn and develop, contributing to the delivery of the University’s objectives, and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.