Faculty or Department: MKU
Based at: Cranfield and Milton Keynes
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered, as well as part-time working.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £48,039 to £51,307 per annum
Apply by: 14/11/2024

Role Description

We are currently expanding our MK:U Acceleration Project team and inviting applications for the post of Timetable Manager.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Projects and Operations, this role is an opportunity to join the team at an early stage and lead on timetable strategy and delivery for MK:U, working closely across the academic and operational teams to co-ordinate MK:U’s growing education portfolio.

This role sits at the heart of MK:U. We offer 15-36 month courses and, as the Timetable Manager, you will have a significant impact on student experience, MK:U’s operations, our brand reputation, and securing both student and business prospects. You will need to plan ahead, defining the timing of modules across the full course portfolio as well as the detailed timetable for the next 18-20 months of each cohort, co-ordinating module sharing and negotiating with academics and with clients. In addition, you will also take responsibility for longer-term timetabling advising Executive decision-making on timings and scheduling of new long and short courses, something which will be vital to the delivery of the business plan and of long-term financial sustainability.

About You

We are open to ideas and think creatively about our resourcing needs. We are seeking people to join the team who are as passionate as we are about the educational needs of our current and future workforce. You must be excited about education innovation and about the idea of further developing MK:U as a new technology university in Milton Keynes.

As the Timetable Manager, you will have previous timetabling experience and must have expertise in using Excel and working with large data sets. You will have an eye for accuracy and for spotting anomalous results/errors and possible clashes well before they occur. You will be proactive in identifying trends in data analysis and be able to present data effectively to senior managers to support strategic decision-making.

In addition, you will be able to demonstrate your resilience and ability to work within a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment, along with the interpersonal and communication skills that will allow you to convey detailed information in a clear and concise format.

You must have a degree-level qualification and experience of timetabling and/or of business process improvement. Whilst you do not need prior knowledge of the Higher Education sector, you will be expected to develop your understanding quickly and demonstrate your ability to take charge of a key business process and adapt it with agility and responsiveness to changes in the business.

Please note that due to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

MK:U is an exciting new addition to the Cranfield University educational family; a new model higher education provider for Milton Keynes, designed to meet urgent technological skills and needs. MK:U’s education is designed with and for business to fill growing skills gaps in the digital economy. Find out more about working with us here.

MK:U’s education focuses on real-world application of problems using problem-based learning. Find out more here.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

We are currently operating a hybrid working arrangement, and there is an expectation that our staff will spend a minimum of 40% of their time (and more where needed) working from the office in Central Milton Keynes.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Alex Cossey, Head of Projects and Operations, MK:U, on (T): 01234 75 4831, or (E): alex.l.cossey@cranfield.ac.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 4954.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 14 November 2024