Job Description
Closing date: Monday 14th April 2025 at 23:59 (BST)
Interviews will be held: Tuesday 29 April 2025
By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
Occupying three beautiful campuses ranging from the urban utopia of London Road, the peaceful parkland of Whiteknights to the riverside retreat of Greenlands, the unique “University in a Park” setting of the University of Reading is an inspiring place to come to work.
This role is to cover maternity leave for the Business Process Manager within the Campus Planning team. The post holder will inspire a team of around 5 roles to deliver excellence to our internal and external customers.
The Business Process team is engaged in developing and operating a series of standard processes in line with wider University policies. The team are key players in the development of automated workflows as part of the implementation of the University’s new CAFM (Computer Assisted Facilities Management) system.
The right candidate will have solid experience in a business support or related activity and experience of team leadership or supervision, ideally in a higher education setting.
You will have:
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Previous experience of financial procedures and processes to include budget management and financial reporting
- Experience in managing a portfolio of standard operating procedures to ensure and support best practices
- Experience in managing, leading and developing a team
- Excellent communication when working with customers both written and face to face
- To support the Engagement and Process Manager with the transition to the new CAFM system to ensure processes and financial workflows are in place and in alignment with the broader university.
- Experience of collating information for reporting purposes
Informal Contact Details:
Contact Name: Jo Bisley
Contact Job Title: Engagement and Process Manager
Contact Email address: j.e.bisley@reading.ac.uk
Alternative Contact Name: Liz Evans
Alternative Contact Job Title: Head of Engagement, Process Manager and Systems
Alternative Contact Email address: E.A.Evans@reading.ac.uk
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
