Director of Operations
Department: Department for Health
Salary: Starting from £56,921, rising to £65,814
Closing date: Sunday 05 January 2025
This is an opportunity to play a leading role shaping the new Research Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath.
You will be heading a multi-disciplinary team spanning the Departments for Health, Social and Policy Sciences, Economics, Psychology and Management. The Centre builds on the ground-breaking work of the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) to look at the harmful products and practices of major corporations at a global level. Bath’s novel approaches to research, policy and practice within complex systems, aims to drive effective action on 21st century public health challenges.
About the role
As the most senior non-academic member of the Centre, you will be engaged in developing and promoting its strategic vision and managing priorities for activities. In particular you will seek new streams of research grant funding. You will manage the Centre’s day-to-day operations, foster the team culture and lead on engagement with stakeholders. You will line manage a team of senior managers and work closely with researchers, knowledge exchange, communications and administration experts who are engaged across multiple grants in the Centre’s...