Senior Business Support Officer

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Business Support Officer providing support to the Executive Dean's Office. The post holder will be an integral part of the Business Support Team in supporting the day‑to‑day operations of the Faculty's departmental structure.

The role holder will be responsible for financial processing and reporting operational processes within the School, as well as administrating a broad range of support in HR, estates, finance and resources issues relevant to academic and professional services staff.

This is a full‑time role (35 hours per week) with an indefinite contract. The position is hybrid, with opportunities to work from home; the postholder will be required to be on campus during event and training days. We will consider this role as a secondment opportunity.

About you

Essential criteria

• Substantial knowledge and experience of a range of business operational activities (including HR, finance and business continuity, health and safety) acquired through relevant support level posts.
• Significant understanding and experience of applying regulations in a large and complex organisation and communicating policies and procedures to colleagues.
• Well‑developed communication and influencing skills.
• Highly proficient level of financial numeracy and experience of data analysis and reporting, with experience of presenting reports for senior management.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple competing priorities and take a proactive approach to complex problem solving.
• Experience working with a diverse range of people, showing tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing projects and resources.
• Experience of space management including commissioning minor works.
• Experience of HR recruitment processes.

At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and, in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including controversial ideas, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.

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