Job Title: Assistant Chief Property Officer
Location: Oxford Road, Manchester
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 02/11/2025
Are you an accomplished transformation professional seeking a pivotal leadership role supporting the Chief Property Officer in advancing the Directorate of Estates and Facilities toward its ambitious new goals?
The University of Manchester is inviting applications for the position of Assistant to the Chief Property Officer. This role will play a critical part in formulating and executing strategic plans, driving service transformation, and enhancing the overall impact of the Directorate.
The Estates and Facilities Directorate covers a broad spectrum of activities, from commercial services to the delivery of major projects, across an extensive and complex property portfolio. We are dedicated to optimising our estate and associated services, deploying innovative technologies, adopting modern working practices, strengthening collaborative leadership, and ensuring robust governance. We are committed to redefining the potential of our campus, supporting our staff, student communities, and innovation partners.
If you are motivated by transformational and purposeful leadership and you aspire to shape the future of higher education on one of the UKs greatest university campuses, we encourage you .
About the Role:
As Assistant to the Chief Property Officer, you will provide comprehensive support across transformational initiatives, finance, business management, change and resource management, business insight, continuous improvement, all aspects of our governance and our compliance requirements, and serve as the first line of support to the Chief Property Officer. You will be instrumental in assisting the Directorate and its senior leadership team in achieving organisational goals efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Chief Property Officer, you will:
* Lead the development and execution of the Estates and Facilities Directorates core governance documentation from its 3 year Directorate Plan, to its People Plan, to the Directorate Risk Register etc., ensuring alignment of the Directorate with the Universitys overarching Manchester 2035 strategy.
* Prepare, support and manage essential management pillar documents e.g. Directorate Budget, Service Catalogues, Service Plans, Emergency Rotas, Overarching Directorate Project Workbook, Resource Schedules, Directorate Yearly Planner, Decision Forward Plan, Comms Plan etc.
* Prepare and develop key policy areas and action plans required to ensure the execution of the Estates and Facilities services are effective and impactful.
* Produce high:quality reports, analyses, and briefing materials to facilitate effective decision:making at the Universitys senior levels.
* Promote best practices and continuous improvement in portfolio, project, and programme management to ensure timely, on:budget, and quality outcomes.
* Oversee performance reporting and improvement planning, monitor progress against established metrics, and identify opportunities for enhancement.
* Coordinate and facilitate critical forums such as Leadership Transformation Days, Senior Leadership Team meetings, Extended Leadership sessions, and Improvement and Performance Clinics.
* Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Property Officer and senior stakeholders across Estates and Facilities, Professional Services, and Faculties.
* Handle complex and sensitive matters with professionalism, ensuring compliance with Information Governance, Data Protection, Equality and Diversity, and Health and Safety policies.
* Foster and champion, a positive, collaborative culture within Estates and Facilities, promoting values of inclusion, sustainability, and social responsibility.
What Were Looking For:
Youll be a highly skilled business professional with a proven ability to lead in large, complex environments.