Scheduling Manager (Interim)

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Oxford Road

Salary: £47,389–£58,225 per annum, depending on experience

Company

A university providing education, learning, research, and community-focused services.

What you will do

• Lead the Scheduling and Assessment team in delivering accurate, sustainable teaching and assessment timetables.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to colleagues across faculties, schools, and professional services.
• Implement, evaluate, and monitor institution-wide scheduling strategies and policies.
• Develop local procedures in response to changing teaching and assessment requirements.
• Organise, motivate, and direct team activity, delegating responsibilities and managing performance.
• Work with senior management and stakeholders to maintain and review the university-wide scheduling strategy.

Requirements

• Significant experience in strategic and operational leadership of teaching and assessment scheduling.
• Extensive knowledge of timetabling and scheduling software within the higher education sector.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team against clear objectives and performance goals.
• Ability to explain complex and specialised technical approaches clearly to non-specialist audiences.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work at the Manchester, Greater Manchester, Oxford Road location.

Culture & Benefits

• Employer-contributed pension scheme.
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and a Christmas closure.
• Ride-to-work and electric vehicle car schemes.
• Inclusive environment that values diversity, debate, enquiry, and new ideas.