Salary: From £80,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Closing date for applications: Monday 30 September 2024 at 9.00 am
AlphaPlus is globally recognised for excellence in the design, development and deployment of qualifications and assessments, and in the evaluation of their performance and impact. We work with schools, universities and professional organisations.
AlphaPlus is a member of the AQA group.
We currently have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic individual to join our company as Director of Operations. They will be a member of the AlphaPlus Management Board and make a major contribution to the company’s strategic goals. They will bring together the existing functions of PMO, IT, software testing, training and service delivery and trialling into a single operations team. In doing so they will be innovative, creative and commercially-focussed, and will inspire and motivate the new team in pursuit of operational excellence. They will act as line-manager for and work closely with the deputies/heads of functions.
The appointed person will be dynamic and inspirational, with:
* Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to communicate their vision to their colleagues and team
* Excellent team leadership skills with the ability to set vision and strategy for the organisation, engage and enthuse colleagues and team members and drive the organisation forward
* Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills; positive and motivational in introducing and driving change
* Excellent analytical skills to evaluate data and performance/operation metrics
* Inquisitive, with the ability to think strategically, and with analytical capabilities. Proactive in finding out information within and outside the company relevant to the role
* Excellent problem solving and decision-making abilities
* Commerciality: participating actively and willingly in activities to generate new business. Creative and innovative in approaching the winning of new work
* A creative and innovative approach to delivery
* High expectations of customer service: communicating effectively with external and internal customers, delivering to the highest standards
* Excellent time management and organisational skills
* Understanding of need to treat respondents’ data appropriately
* Financial literacy with an understanding of how to manage finances on a corporate scale
* Ability to evaluate priorities and act on them
They will have the following professional/technical competencies and relevant experience:
* Expert knowledge of the education sector in the UK and internationally
* In depth knowledge of diverse commercial business functions and principles
* Leadership and management skills including a positive track record of line-management of teams of senior colleagues
* Project management skills, for example APM, PRINCE2, MSP and/or other methods and approaches (experience and/or formal qualifications)
o Master’s degree level or higher in a related area, or equivalent experience
* Expert knowledge of the education management sector with at least five years’ professional experience and a demonstrable successful record of accomplishment in the sector
* Substantial experience of operations management, preferably in the education sector
* Successful record of accomplishment in developing and directing significant operational delivery processes
* Experience of managing through change
* Successful record of accomplishment in implementing quality assurance systems, procedures, processes and accreditations
* Demonstrable contribution to strategic vision, business planning and finances
* Experience leading within a medium or large organisations in a progressive, commercial setting
AlphaPlus currently has a core team of 66 staff primarily based in our Manchester head office, and in addition draw upon a team of approximately 800 associates.
The post is permanent, full-time working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and is Manchester office-based. The company offers hybrid working (two days per week minimum in the office, with three days working at home). A relocation package is available if appropriate.
The role will involve national and occasional international travel, potentially including working in customer offices.
Benefits include:
* discretionary profit related bonus scheme
* enhanced maternity/parental leave
* 25 days paid leave plus the eight statutory bank holidays
* commitment to developing the expertise of our employees.
For an informal discussion about the vacancy please email Kath Fanning, kath.fanning@alphaplus.co.uk who will arrange a mutually convenient time to discuss the role.
Please note that AlphaPlus is not licensed to offer sponsorship under the UK government’s skilled worker sponsorship scheme.
To apply:
The full job description is available here. Please download the application form, complete and submit it by the application closing date to recruitment@alphaplus.co.uk together with your current CV tailored to highlight relevant qualifications and experience, and a covering statement.
AlphaPlus jobs are based on competencies, which are published in the job description. When completing the covering statement, you are requested to set out how you meet the competencies relevant to this role, limiting this to no more than the five most important competencies. Please include how you meet the most important personal attributes and your most significant relevant experience.
AlphaPlus is committed to providing equal opportunities to all and has an inclusive approach to recruitment, selection and employment. Demographic details requested as part of our monitoring process are not used in our selection process. You are invited to download and complete the equal opportunities monitoring form and return it encrypted to monitoring@alphaplus.co.uk or by post, marked Confidential, to Ziyan Amjid, AlphaPlus, c/o AQA Education Ltd, Devas Street, Manchester, M15 6EX.
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