Operations Manager

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the University of Sussex for a high-performing professional to take on the management of the new Energy Demand Research Centre – an ambitious and dynamic research centre supported by a £15 million grant from UK Research Innovation, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. We anticipate the post will be full-time with scope for flexible working.

This challenging role sits within the University of Sussex Business School and is line managed by the School’s Research Manager while reporting substantively to the Centre Director Professor Mari Martiskainen in the Science Policy Research Unit. You will be responsible for overall management of the Centre, including day-to-day
operations, reporting, supporting stakeholder engagement, and coordinating the Centre’s
programme of research. You will work collaboratively with the Director, Co-Director and the Centre Leadership Team to develop and realise the strategic vision of the Centre, and in so doing support the University’s ambition to creation a world-leading research centre. The Operation Manager works within a team of professional, research and academic staff, who are all working to achieve impact through the Centre’s research.

As well as the University of Sussex Business School, the Centre includes eleven other UK universities and numerous non-academic partners.