Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06664

Professional Expertise

Administration and Business Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

54,931-64,644

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

Yes

Closing Date

09-Nov-2025

About us

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The Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) is a department within UCL and part of The Bartlett faculty, known internationally for its radical thinking about space, design and sustainability.



The work of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) is influencing global policy decisions and creating new policy collaborations to deliver public value-driven innovations.



IIPP is founded and directed by Mariana Mazzucato, who holds the Chair in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value. The Deputy Director's of IIPP are and Associate Professor of Digital Government. Our team brings together an interdisciplinary group of cutting edge academics and practitioners with global experience.



The mission of IIPP is to change how public value is imagined, practiced and evaluated to tackle societal challenges--and, by doing this, deliver economic growth that is innovation-led, sustainable and inclusive.

About the role

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The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) is seeking to appoint an Institute Manager. IIPP is a department within UCL and part of the Bartlett Faculty, known internationally for its radical thinking about space, design and sustainability. The work of the institute is influencing global policy decisions and creating new policy collaborations to deliver public value-driven innovations.



The role of the Institute Manager is pivotal to the Institute's everyday functioning and strategic development. IIPP's ambitious, paradigm shifting mission - to change how public value is imagined, practised and evaluated to tackle societal challenges - requires a strategic thinker and motivated manager. IIPP is looking for an established senior manager with an excellent track record in organisational management in complex and high-paced organisations.



The Institute Manager's responsibilities are broad and strategic, including:

Strategic Development and Planning:

Advising the Director and Deputy Director on strategic objectives, supporting decision-making with relevant data, and helping to develop and implement Institute and UCL strategies. The role involves coordinating the annual budgeting cycle, supporting policy impact programmes, and representing the Institute externally.

Operational Management and Services:

Overseeing the coordination between teaching, research, and policy engagement, ensuring the provision of professional operational services, and regularly reviewing and improving operational structures. The Institute Manager manages space and facilities, ensures compliance with UCL policies, and leads on both planned and ad hoc projects.

Human Resources / Staff Management:

Developing and maintaining the Institute's staffing structure, managing and developing the operational support team, ensuring staff are well managed and motivated, and identifying training and development needs.

Finance / Resource Management:

Setting and monitoring budgets, liaising with funding bodies, managing studentship funds, and ensuring effective stewardship of Institute resources, including finance, staffing, and facilities.

Teaching and Research Support Services:

Ensuring effective support for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, maximising research funds, supporting external funding applications, and overseeing complaints and appeals procedures.

Other Duties:

Promoting good working practices, championing UCL management competences, and undertaking any other duties within the scope of the role as required by Institute leadership. The post holder is also expected to actively follow UCL policies, including those on equality, diversity, and health and safety.

This role is open for secondment for 12 months.

About you

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The ideal candidate should be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience. Essential experience includes a strong track record in administration and management within higher education or public policy organisations, as well as proven success in leading and developing support teams, managing change, and overseeing budgetary control. The candidate should also have experience advising on employment issues, business planning, and recruiting and developing staff.



Key skills required include excellent line management and team leadership abilities, strong financial management (including budgeting and reporting), and advanced IT skills. The role demands the ability to multitask, manage competing priorities, and demonstrate effective negotiation and networking skills. Excellent interpersonal skills, diplomacy, discretion, and confidence in communicating with senior staff and external stakeholders are also essential.



If you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact David Eaves at d.eaves@ucl.ac.uk.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

Immigration loan

Relocation scheme for certain posts

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance


Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.



We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/