- Leading and inspiring the team to ensure they are highly motivated, skilled, and developing professionally.
- Collaborating with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Management Team to set group goals and ensuring that the budgets are managed effectively.
- Developing strong relationships of influence with senior and high-profile stakeholders both internally within the University and externally (e.g., with industry partners).
- Working closely with the University’s four research Divisions to deliver strategic initiatives through which consultancy and departmental services can enhance the impact of their work and create new opportunities.
- Providing great leadership, being open and energetic and with the ability to motivate, inspire and develop teams to achieve world class performance.
- Working effectively with key senior stakeholders both internally and externally, positively influencing them and, where appropriate, showing creativity and resilience in strategic business situations.
- Having broad-based senior management experience which will enable you to work effectively with specialist functions and experts from outside your professional discipline.
- Legal and contractual matters, and Intellectual Property issues.