Assistant Operations Manager

The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) is seeking anAssistant Operations Manager. This exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the EMAHSN.

The Assistant Operations Manager is an integral part of the Operations team in EMAHSN which has responsibility for: the governance oversight of EMAHSN projects and programme delivery, organisational performance, human resources/organisational development, and finance.

This role is offered as full-time on a permanent basis. We welcome informal enquiries - if you’d like to talk to us about this role please see contact information below.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to plan and co-ordinate programme reporting and completion of our key quarterly reports to our commissioners, have oversight of finance and budget activity, along with HR and recruitment activity across the EMAHSN. You’ll also play a key role in the coordination of working practices and policy implementation to ensure that EMAHSN is at all times compliant with NUH policies.

We are seeking someone who has excellent attention to detail, is organised, a great communicator and is numerate, to join our dynamic organisation. You will have a high level of administration and office management experience, knowledge of the health and care sector, and demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.

We are one of 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) around England that operate as the innovation arm of the NHS. We bring together partners from all sectors involved in health and care including the NHS, social care and public health, patients, research, third sector and industry to identify, test and spread new technologies and better ways of working. We save the NHS money, generate economic growth, empower health and care staff, and improve lives for patients. We work closely with our health and care stakeholders to establish their priorities then provide support. As part of a national network of AHSNs, we import evidenced solutions from other AHSN regions and export our successful East Midlands programmes on a national basis. We have a range of objectives, but our overarching aim is always to make a difference for patients.

EMAHSN is a hybrid working organisation with staff working a combination of home and office working.

To find out more, visit the ‘About Us’ and ‘Join our Team’ sections of our EMAHSN website www.emahsn.org.uk/about-us/join-our-team

Please familiarise yourself with the Job Description and Person Specification attachments located within the ‘supporting documents’ section of this advert. These documents will provide a comprehensive overview for this exciting role.

If you have any questions you would like to ask or would like an informal conversation about the role, please don’t hesitate to contact Louise Harrison with any queries or to arrange a 10 minute informal chat with the recruiting manager about the role.