Your newpany
A leading modern university with a distinctive offer across a wide range of disciplines, with over 150 years ofmitment to education in the Cardiff Capital Region and beyond.
Your new role
1. A fixed-term appointment until 31st August 2026
2. Manage and lead theernance team to deliver effectively day-to-day, ensuring team and departmental objectives aremunicated and engaged with, planning, organising and delegating work, monitoring progress and intervening as required.
3. Agree and manage the appropriate retention and delegation of current workload such that additional objectives to develop new approaches and support the Director can be achieved.
4. Work with the University Secretary to interpret directorate strategy into work priorities, setting the standards for the section ensuring the Secretariat’s priorities align with the University’s strategic plan.
What you'll need to succeed
5. Experience of leading and managing a section consisting of one or more teams
6. Specialist knowledge and senior-level experience ofernance with good awareness of current sectoral trends and issues.
7. Substantial experience of engaging confidently with, and providing sound advice to, senior and diverse stakeholders, being a trusted adviser.
8. Evidence of the ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
9. Proven experience in dealing with diverse and challenging problems, including proactively researching issues and creating new solutions where no prior precedent exists.
What you'll get in return
10. Pension scheme
11. Cycle 2 Work scheme
12. Discounted sports membership
13. Sustainable Travel Action Plan