School Manager London, England
Job description
About us
The Bartlett School of Architecture (BSA) is a world-leading place to study, teach and research architecture. The school is a key part of UCL, a top-world-ranking university, where architecture has been taught for over 175 years. With over 400 permanent staff and 1700 students, the BSA offers twenty-four programmes of study. Our staff and students are distributed across four main state-of-the-art London sites, and the school enjoys a rich reputation for cultivating innovative ideas in architecture. The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, has been ranked #1 in the world in the Architecture and Built Environment field in 2023, according to the QS World University Subject Rankings. The school appointed a new Director in September 2023, and we are currently implementing a shared governance structure predicated upon a collective duty of care across our community in which we hold ourselves and each other accountable for appropriate conduct, behavior, and daily practices within the school. This leadership is predicated upon the values of inclusivity, ethics, collaboration, and care, and a commitment to lead with these values in our teaching, research, and external engagements. By leading with these values, the new leadership team at the school aspires to become global leaders in design, research, and pedagogy, contributing to a more socially, racially, and environmentally just built environment.
About the role
We are excited to be looking for someone to take this leadership role within the Bartlett School of Architecture. The post holder will lead a team of more than 30 staff who provide the support services to our community. This involves pastoral care and career support as well as helping with decision making aligned to the strategic vision. The School Manager reports directly to the Director and will be responsible for prioritisation of projects and the day to day running of the school support services. The role holder will receive career support from the Faculty Director of Operations. Another focus for this work will be on running a large and complex budget that is part of a devolved budget within a complex organisation. This work is delivered in a close working relationship with strong business partnering support from UCL’s Finance team. The role holder will also help to implement and lead a comprehensive culture change initiative across the school led by the Director. This will be delivered in a close working relationship with our Human Resources business partners.
About you
An essential criterion of the job description is understanding the importance of equality, diversity, and inclusivity initiatives, and leading with those values as School Manager. The candidate will need to pass a pre-interview test set to measure budgeting skills as the job includes both strategic budgeting and forecasting work. You will be supported in this work by a strong business partnering team who will share their knowledge of UCL’s broader institutional context. The School Manager role at the Bartlett School of Architecture has a broad remit, requiring the role holder to intervene in a facilities crisis one day, and act as translator across various teams and stakeholders the next. Therefore, being able to work collaboratively with people with different priorities is important. On top of the financial skills involved in running a large and complex budget, candidates will also need to appreciate the power dynamics around being a budget decisionmaker. The BSA School Manager must promote budgetary literacy and transparency, balancing people’s expectations while facilitating strategic priorities within the school. • To apply for the vacancy please click on the 'Apply Now' button below. • A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Please note, we recommend applicants copy and paste the essential criteria from the Person Specification of the Job Description into your ‘Statement in support of your application’ and describe how you meet each criteria, giving examples. • If you have any queries about the role, please contact Sian Lunt ([email protected]) • If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the Helen Crane at [email protected]. • The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more. Please also be aware, we will retain your details in our recruitment system and contact you again should a position arise, which might be of interest to you unless you notify us otherwise.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. Please see the following link to our Equal opportunities policy https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2022/sep/equal-opportunities. The Bartlett is committed to fostering scholarship on race and spatial justice in the built environment. We are committed to articulating the effects of race on spaces and taking steps to undo the harm of racism through our educational offering, research activity, and fair representation in our staff and student community. As part of this effort, we are trialling a scheme to automatically grant interviews to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) applicants who meet all the essential criteria for this post. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our Faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
