Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

About us  The Department of Physics and NMES Faculty Office are looking to recruit 2 full-time Business Operations Manager who will be responsible for the operational management and successful delivery of services underpinning the business functions of the orgnisation, which includes finance, procurement, auditing, HR, space, health and safety and other general projects About the role  The Business Operations Manager works as part of a team to ensure consistent management and delivery of departmental operations by providing high quality and effective administrative support, in accordance with university and Faculty priorities, timelines and policies. Providing leadership and line management to the Operations Team, you will be responsible for allocating staff resource to ensure consistent and effective service delivery. You will lead and enable the team to provide a high level of customer support to relevant stakeholders. The role holder will actively contribute to and help the delivery of the faculty’s business function. They will role model a culture of professionalism with a focus on providing responsive and timely customer service. The role holder will also share and develop best practice solutions with colleagues and coordinate the promotion of new ideas for better and more effective and efficient delivery of services. These are currently hybrid roles and role holders will spend part of their working week on campus and part of the week working remotely. This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an ​indefinite ​contract.  About you To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria Substantial experience of office administration, operational delivery, and managing operational teams to provide an efficient and effective service. Experience of coordinating budgetary and financial processes with strong numeracy and data analysis skills Experience of supporting HR operations, including coordinating recruitment activity Ability to work both independently and as part of multiple teams  Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task and balance competing priorities in a busy, pressured work environment.  Experience of service improvement with a proactive, methodical, flexible approach to work and strong attention to detail Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with a high standard of English, with the ability to learn quickly, and comprehend and disseminate complex information. Experience of utilising the use of tools such as the Microsoft Power Platform to improve processes, workflows, data storage, and retrieval to improve operational efficiency. Desirable criteria Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience Experience of committee administration and management Experience of working in a higher education or similar environment Experience of current health and safety legislation for an office environment Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further information 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 ideas that are controversial, 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. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Grade and Salary: £45,031 - £52,514 per annum including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 135785 Close Date: 02-Feb-2026 Contact Person: Samuel Gibbs Contact Details: Samuel.gibbs@kcl.ac.uk

About us: The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us. Student Administration Services, undertake the administration of the student lifecycle including Welcome, Enrolment & Registration, Visa Support & Guidance, Student Records and Graduation, Police Registration, and Orientation. We work to ensure all students who study at King's receive a world-class student experience by aligning support for students through their educational journey at King's with the academic cycle of events throughout the year. We are part of the wider Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so. About the role: We are recruiting a proactive Senior Records Officer to deliver professional and efficient administrative support as part of a comprehensive, professional, and student-centred service. Successful candidates will be well-organised, good communicators, have administration experience and possess excellent IT skills. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to manage and improve systems and processes that support the student administrative lifecycle, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in student administration. We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role. This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 12 months, until 02/03/2027. We also welcome applications from candidates seeking a flexible work pattern within our necessary service operating hours. Key Responsibilities: Ensure that full, accurate and accessible records are kept in the University's student record system (SITS), working with students, faculties, and other departments as necessary to resolve data issues through record interrogation and fact-finding Work closely with professional services and academic staff, offering guidance on the university’s processes, procedures and the regulations, and training colleagues in their use as needed Contribute and deliver key Student administrative processes across the academic year, including Changes of Registration, Enrolment, Re-enrolment and Module Registration ensuring the provision of a high-quality service to staff and students. Act as a champion for procedure and policy relating to the Student record, ensuring accuracy and consistency, while adhering to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules on confidentiality of personal information Act as a consistently professional and solution-focussed ambassador for Student Administrative Services as a whole. Contributing proactively to the ongoing development of business processes, procedures and working practices within the team to support continuous improvement and optimum efficiency. Develop an expert knowledge of SITS and other systems required to perform the role The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. About you: To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in higher education, or a compliance role. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.  Excellent attention to detail and an eye for accuracy. Excellent IT Skills, including with the Microsoft Office Suite.  Excellent administrative skills, including the ability to organise and plan effectively. Good oral and written communication skills, with the ability to provide detailed advice and guidance on specialist, defined processes and procedures to internal and external contacts. Ability to work collaboratively. Anticipating problems and applying proactive and innovative approaches to resolve issues. Flexible and comfortable with adapting to change.  Knowledge of the student management system SITS Client. Knowledge of policies and procedures and their application in a Higher Education context. Desirable criteria A general understanding of GDPR and the importance of the protection of personal data. Experience of working in Higher Education. Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further information: 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 ideas that are controversial, 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. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. Grade and Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 135765 Close Date: 29-Jan-2026 Contact Person: Lindsey Dowsen (Student Records Manager) Contact Details: lindsey.dowsen@kcl.ac.uk

About UM6P: Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is an internationally oriented institution of higher learning, that is committed to an educational system based on the highest standards of teaching and research in fields related to the sustainable economic development of Morocco and Africa. UM6P is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation. On a specific focus on Africa, UM6P aims to position these fields as the forefront and become a university of international standing. More than just a traditional academic institution, UM6P is a platform for experimentation and a pool of opportunities, for students, professors and staff. It offers a high-quality living and study environment thanks to its state-of-the-art infrastructure. With an innovative approach, UM6P places research and innovation at the heart of its educational project as a driving force of a business model. In its research approach, the UM6P promotes transdisciplinarity, entrepreneurship spirit and collaboration with external institutions for developing up to date science and at continent level to address real challenges. All our programs run as start-ups and can be self-organized when they reach a critical mass. Thus, academic liberty is promoted as far as funding is developed by research teams. The research programs are integrated from long-term research to short-term applications in linkage with incubation and start-up ecosystems. About GSMI: Geology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI) is based on a new strategic vision of research and training, based on the integration of the different components of the mining life cycle (geology, extraction, mineral processing, sustainable mining, mining environment and CSR). In addition to conventional mineral resources (phosphates, metals, etc.), the institute will also develop new topics such as mining economics, water management in the mine, decarbonization of the mining cycle, CSR, etc. More recently, a paleontology axis has been developed, focused on scientific research and preservation of the fossil heritage of Morocco. Job Description: The Geology and Sustainable Mining Institute (GSMI) of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) invites applications for the position of Assistant professor in vertebrate or macroinvertebrate paleontology. The Moroccan palaeontological heritage is extremely abundant and diversified. Over 800 million years of sedimentation have yielded one of the most complete and fossil-rich sequences on Earth, from evidences of bacterial life in the Anti-Atlas to the rise of the first modern humans in the Jebel Irhoud.UM6P is keen to excel in scientific research that meets the country's needs and makes the best possible use of its natural resources within a framework of sustainable development. In keeping with its ambition to rank among the world's leading universities in fields such as social responsibility and sustainable development, the university has decided to create a Research Center dedicated to Palaeontology, designed for preserving and improving this paleontological heritage and promoting it through exhibitions and scientific research. The Assistant professor in Palaeontology will be part of this growing team, carrying out high-level scientific research in palaeontology, contributing to the management of the fossil collections and teaching at the university. Job Requirements: Research Skills: Conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research programs on the evolutionary history of organisms and ancient environments; Solid background and publication record in palaeontology, preferably in one of the following topics: non vertebrate metazoan macrofossils (i.e., macroinvertebrates), Mesozoic and Cenozoic chondrichthyans (other fields related to palaeontology, especially palaeontology of Morocco, will also be carefully considered); Proficiency in techniques for the preparation, study, and conservation of fossils; Ability to organize paleontological fieldwork, including prospection and excavation; Lead major field expeditions for collecting new fossils and prospecting for new sites; Proficiency in paleontological and paleoenvironmental concepts to integrate with other research teams; Knowledge or experience in 3D technologies (surface scan, microtomography) will be appreciated. Collection Management: Manage and develop the paleontological collections of the UM6P, meeting international standards; Participate in the inventory and the creation of a digital database; Experience in conservation and scientific management of scientific collections will be appreciated; Teaching and Dissemination: Teach palaeontology at UMP6 doctoral schools, bachelor's, and master's courses. Develop innovative modules based on collections and multidisciplinary research. Supervise MSc and PhD students to develop a pool of high-level palaeontologists. Support the development of Paleontological exhibitions at the UMP6 and in other national institutions, as a scientific expert Serve as contact point for researchers, amateur palaeontologists, museums, universities and associations, on a national and international level. Required documents include: Application letter, Curriculum Vitae, Digital copy and summary of the PhD thesis, Statement of research interests and plans, Statement of teaching interests and experience, Description of the most significant scientific achievements, List of publications, 3 reference letters,  All documents above should be zipped in a single file.