Team Leader

Location: Aston University Main Campus

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 16 September 2022

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: R220602

This is an exciting time to join Aston University for an individual who is passionate about developing new and innovative approaches to student systems.

About the role:

Working as a Team Leader in Corporate Student Systems, you will be responsible for the management, support, and development of a business critical and high-profile student systems team. This is a varied role where you will:

• Perform a pivotal role to support and develop the Corporate Student Systems Team, in line with the team mission statement and Digital Strategy. 
• Embed and promote a culture of high performance and innovation across the service
• Collaborate with a range of stakeholders across the University to ensuring the team deliver strategic impact and value.
• Deliver technical support, mentoring and development to a highly motivated and specialist team. 

About You:

The successful candidate will be educated to Degree level or equivalent and have proven leadership skills with the ability to proactively drive developments and communicate strategic vision.  You will have experience of management information systems and of leading the support and development of these systems.  It is essential you have a successful track record in leading the support and development of business-critical systems alongside excellent customer service and stakeholder engagement skills

What we offer?

• Generous annual leave scheme (30 days plus 13 bank and University holiday days).
• We offer a range of benefits to employees, details of which can be found here .
• The campus is conveniently located offering excellent transport links via bus or train.
• We fully embrace hybrid working, which means working both on campus and from home dependent on the activity. 

To apply, please submit an updated and comprehensive CV (listing all relevant qualifications and experience) aswell as a covering letter (up to 1500 words) outlining your suitability for the role. 

Further details:   Job Details      University Information   

Aston University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  It promotes equality and diversity in all aspects of its work. We are committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charter-marks/athena-swan/ , recognised by a silver award, and we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. We strive to have robust inclusivity strategies in place, including race and sexual orientation, to encourage colleagues to have the confidence and freedom to be themselves in the workplace. For more information, visit: https://www2.aston.ac.uk/about/inclusive-aston

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require the job details document or an application form in an alternative format please contact the recruitment team at [email protected]