Assistant Operations Manager
Student Roost are a provider of 20,000 student beds, across 20 university towns, spread across the UK. Their residents are at the heart of our business, and they want to be in tune with their needs and demands, to enable them to thrive, whilst at university.

They are big on their people too, providing welcoming work environments, interesting roles and a raft of opportunities. They are putting major efforts into building a brand and an organisation that people want to work for and they are excited about continuing their already great work in the coming months.

Overview
Our Assistant Operations Managers are the magic ingredient we use to deliver an exceptional customer experience; they put the customer centre-stage and make sure the rest of the business does so too. They strive for customer retention and recommendation.

The Assistant Operations Manager will support the Operations Managers in the day to day running of the two properties in Nottingham, leading the team to deliver an exception service; ensuring that our student experience is first class. You will take responsibility for ensuring we fill our properties all year round, with customers who want to stay year after year, creating a vibrant community.

Person Specification
The successful candidate will possess a track record in supporting operations across a comparable environment, ideally in student accommodation, retail, hospitality or leisure. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and strong commercial ability. The role will suit individuals with a high level of credibility, team leadership and the capability to deliver excellence.

To Apply
For a confidential discussion and/or full job details please contact our advisor Hannah Searle of The Management Recruitment Group at studentroost@mrgpeople.co.uk or 020 3962 9900.

The Management Recruitment Group is currently mandated to find a Partner to lead the Business Space (Offices, Industrial) of a Specialist Real Estate advisory firm.

A brand-new opportunity, they are seeking a senior individual in the Property Management sphere who is capable of managing various client relationships, showing innovation around the industry and a joined-up approach to Property Management.

Some of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the mentoring, coaching, and training of the Business Space team to ensure a consistent high standard of service across all Clients.
• Oversee the sharing and growth of Business Space specific knowledge for the team
• Review and proactively manage overall resource levels, identifying new talent and coordinate recruitment as necessary, whilst accelerating the D&I agenda.
• Implement clear succession plans and an overall talent management programme for all Business Space surveyors.
• Contract Management of Business Space Clients and ensure joint aims are met at all times.
• Identify and assist with finding & delivering new business development opportunities within the Business Space market.
• Assist with the targeted growth of value-add management initiatives for the Business Space portfolio.

In return this role pays a highly competitive salary and benefits package.
If you are interested in a leadership role within a collaborative Partnership, please get in touch with Matthew Evans at the Management Recruitment Group today.

Defect Manager

To £75,000 p.a. plus bonus and benefits package

National portfolio

University Partnerships Programme (UPP) is the leading infrastructure and services partner to UK Universities – and this is an exciting time to join a business with an overarching mission to be the strategic partner of choice to Universities by delivering next-generation campuses.

UPP is seeking to make the crucial appointment to the role of Defect Manager within our Asset Management business unit. Reporting to the Asset Management Director, this role will lead on the successful delivery of the defect management from construction completion and into the full operational phase of projects across the UPP portfolio. This will include closing out defects during and after the 12-month defects liability period and subsequently, active progression of latent defects including identification, analysis, management, and resolution.

The successful candidate will possess a proven track record of working on the post-construction stages of large-scale construction projects married with a strong technical and commercial understanding of post-construction defect management, aftercare and contractual obligations. A technical understanding of how design & build is administered would be advantageous, as would experience of working on design, build, finance, operate projects.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of personal and professional credibility, as a key aspect of the role is the capability to work successfully with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. The role calls for an individual who is proactive and that would relish the chance to work across a national estate portfolio.

This is an exciting time to join a commercially focused, high performing, customer and results oriented organisation that operates with energy, pace and passion – and a to play a key role ensuring that UPP provides high-quality, industry-leading facilities.

UPP is an inclusive and flexible employer that offers excellent employee benefits in addition to competitive base salaries and bonus potential. The candidate brochure can be viewed at https://online.flippingbook.com/view/142587446/

For a confidential discussion please contact our retained advisors Ben Duffill (ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk) and Nicholas Coppard (nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk) at The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) on 0203 962 9900. Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter and should be sent to ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk and nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to MRG.

Closing date for applications: 30^th May 2021

Lead the strategic direction of Estates and Facilities, creating a culture of exceptional service delivery focused on enhancing the student and staff experience.

Our campuses are the core of what we do and who we are. They are where our talented students produce their innovative work, make meaningful connections personally and professionally, and find their individual style.

We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others. So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Royal School of Needlework and Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common - they are places for our students and academics to forge inspiring partnerships, work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director of Estates and Facilities will be responsible for the delivery of customer-centred services to underpin the University’s strategic vision. You will take full responsibility for all aspects of campus masterplanning as well as leading on operational estate management in conjunction with devising and delivering our ambitious capital development programme.

We are seeking an exceptional leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing property strategies across large scale, diverse and technically complex portfolios. A natural collaborator, you will possess the interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills to succeed in a leading University.

For a confidential discussion and/or the further particulars, please contact our retained advisors Michael Hewlett michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk or Ben Duffill ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk or alternatively 0203 962 9900.

The briefing pack can be viewed at https://online.flippingbook.com/view/142213979/

The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) has been exclusively retained for this campaign. All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to them.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 30^th May 2021.

Learning Technologist

Location Flexible

The University of Law (ULaw) is one of the world's largest law schools. With an impressive history dating back to 1876, we employ over 900 staff and have over 14,000 students studying on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, along with an alumni network in excess of 100,000. We were the first-ever independent institution to be granted degree awarding powers and in 2012 we gained university title. In 2016, we opened our leading Business School, further enhancing our reputation as a full service legal, business and educational training specialist, operating from fourteen campuses throughout the UK, Berlin and Hong Kong.

The University is undergoing a significant curriculum transformational change project, termed the Future Academic Model. The Learning Technologist role will be an integral part of this cross-institutional transformation.

Reporting to the Director of Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching and Learning Analytics you will provide specialist expertise to all University of Law colleagues to develop and use digital learning across all learning modes. You will support the enhancement of the curriculum across all programmes and disciplines through digital technologies, including providing training and support for colleagues, evaluating the effectiveness of digital learning on the student and staff experience.

You will have the ability to draw upon the broader higher education sector’s use of digital technologies and support University of Law colleagues exploring and piloting new software/digital learning tools for specific programme delivery.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of developing and advising on the production of high-quality, innovative, pedagogically sound, digital learning materials and activities for different modes of delivery within a Higher / Further Education context and will have gained experience of working on collaborative transformational curriculum projects adopting a student-centric methodology. You will possess a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of virtual learning environments, multimedia technologies, simulations, and augmented reality, with a successful record of designing and delivering training opportunities and materials to staff and students who have diverse experiences and skills.

For a confidential discussion and a copy of our detailed candidate briefing pack, please contact our retained advisor Sian Gardiner at the Management Recruitment Group sian.gardiner@mrgpeople.co.uk or alternatively 020 3962 9900.

Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter and should be sent to. sian.gardiner@mrgpeople.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd May 2021.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the University - which does not reflect our diverse student body - we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

Assessment Technologist

Location Flexible

The University of Law (ULaw) is one of the world's largest law schools. With an impressive history dating back to 1876, we employ over 900 staff and have over 14,000 students studying on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, along with an alumni network in excess of 100,000. We were the first-ever independent institution to be granted degree awarding powers and in 2012 we gained university title. In 2016, we opened our leading Business School, further enhancing our reputation as a full service legal, business and educational training specialist, operating from fourteen campuses throughout the UK, Berlin and Hong Kong.

The University is undergoing a significant curriculum transformational change project, termed the Future Academic Model. As Assessment Technologist you will be an integral part of this cross-institutional transformation.

Reporting to the Head of Media and Technology Enhanced Learning Planning and Production Service Delivery the Assessment Technologist will provide specialist expertise to all University of Law colleagues to develop and use digital assessments (online exams, online portfolios, remote proctoring, text matching software) across all learning modes, including creating effective feedback marking systems and processes. You will lead on developing, building and ensuring quality assurance of digital assessment tools into the University of Law’s virtual learning environment (Blackboard). You will support the enhancement of the curriculum across all programmes and disciplines through digital assessments, including providing training and support for colleagues, leading on information processes and operational documents for each of the campuses and undertaking research, evaluation and impact assessments of digital assessments on the student experience

The successful candidate will have experience of developing and advising on digital assessment tools & marking systems for different modes of delivery within a Higher Education context, working on collaborative transformational projects focusing on staff and student experience. You will possess a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of virtual learning environments and assessment tools. Previous experience of designing and delivering training materials to staff and experience of the evaluation of technologies and systems is essential.

For a confidential discussion and a copy of our detailed candidate briefing pack, please contact our retained advisor Sian Gardiner at the Management Recruitment Group sian.gardiner@mrgpeople.co.uk or alternatively 020 3962 9900.

Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter and should be sent to. sian.gardiner@mrgpeople.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd May 2021.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals are currently under-represented within the University - which does not reflect our diverse student body - we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates. All appointments will be made on merit.

London Metropolitan University is seeking to recruit a Head of Health and Safety to take up a key leadership role for the University.

London Metropolitan University is a striving and ambitious institution committed to transforming the lives of its students through excellent education. We are committed to making education available to people from all walks of life, creating and advancing social justice, social mobility and access to opportunity and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute to society, culture, public services and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.

The Head of Health & Safety is responsible for providing assurance to the Senior Leadership Team and Health and Safety Committee on the status of the University’s compliance with statutory, regulatory and best practice health and safety compliance. Key aspects of the role include the development and implementation of Health & Safety Strategy, maintenance and continuous improvement of Health & Safety polices and processes, leadership and management of the Health & Safety team, all to drive a best practice culture for health, safety and wellbeing throughout the University for students, staff and the wider University community.

We are seeking an individual with demonstrable experience of leading a health and safety function cross a large-scale, diverse organisation in a comparable context. The successful candidate will possess demonstrable experience of delivering health & safety management initiatives that drive organisational change and performance improvement, resulting in best practice (including the programme to achieve ISO45001 accreditation).

The role calls for an individual with proven leadership and influencing skills and with a strong focus on delivering excellent customer experience. It is anticipated that you will have a relevant professional background in the health and safety industry, supported by a relevant professional qualification.

To arrange a confidential briefing discussion to learn more please contact our retained search advisor Michael Hewlett (michael.hewlett@mrgpeople.co.uk) at The Management Recruitment Group on 0203 962 9900.

Closing date for applications is 23^rd May 2021. Final interviews will be held on during w/c 7th June 2021.

Championing equity and inclusion lies at the heart of everything we do here at London Metropolitan University. Read more about our diverse community and our commitments to inclusion and equality at: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/about/equality-and-diversity/

Finance Manager - St James Schools

Earsby Street, Kensington

£55,000 +

About Us
St James Independent Schools comprise of three fee-paying institutions for children aged 3 to 18 years old. The Preparatory School (incorporating a Nursery) and Senior Girls’ School are based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, whilst the Senior Boys’ School is located in Ashford, Surrey.

Overview

The Schools are looking to appoint an experienced individual to join their Finance Department and take up the post of Finance Manager.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing and operating the School’s day-to-day financial functions across their whole portfolio.

Ensuring compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements, the successful candidate will collaborate with senior management to analyse department finance and develop budgets as well as preparing monthly and quarterly financial reporting.

About you

The successful applicant will need to be dynamic and proactive and able to lead a busy department and satisfy often conflicting requirements in a calm and efficient way.

Excellent business judgment and decision-making skills are prerequisites and previous experience of working in a school would be desirable.

The Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact our advisors Hayley Mintern (hayley.mintern@mrgpeople.co.uk) or Adam Spencer (adam.spencer@mrgpeople.co.uk) at The Management Recruitment Group.

The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) has been exclusively retained for this appointment. All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to MRG.