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Chief Operating Officer – STFC

Salary – Up to £95,000

Location - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford

Overview

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe’s largest multidisciplinary research organisations with a budget of over £700m per annum. We combine world-class facilities including the ISIS pulsed neutron and muon source and the Vulcan Petawatt Laser, with support for major high-profile international science activities, such as the UK’s participation in CERN and the Diamond Light Source. We also operate important technology centres including the Hartree Centre, RAL Space and the National Satellite Test Facility, run by some of the world’s most talented staff, operating at the frontiers of advanced science and technology.

With sites including the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) at the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire, the Daresbury Laboratory at the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus in Cheshire, and the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, which are developing communities of innovative businesses working within the research programmes, STFC is positioned to deliver advance scientific understanding and generate a remarkable variety of real-world benefits which shape societies and transform lives.

STFC is one of nine organisations that have been brought together to create UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); formed in 2018 to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Summary of position

We have an excellent opportunity for an exceptionally skilled and experienced Chief Operating Officer to lead Corporate Services within STFC as a key member of the STFC Executive Board. The role will be based at RAL on the Harwell Campus, but the scope of the role will embrace all STFC sites.

Key Duties and responsibilities include:

• Direct management, including strategic planning and decision-making, of STFC’s Support Services over 4 locations, including Estates and Facilities Management, Safety, Health and Environment (SHE); Environmental Sustainability; Risk Management and Continuous Improvement.
• The postholder has indirect responsibility for the Human Resources, Finance, Governance, Assurance, Risk and Information (GARI) functions and procurement.
• As a member of the Executive Team supporting the STFC Executive Chair in the transformation of STFC in alignment to the UKRI strategy.
• Working with the Executive Team leading and supporting strategic planning and decision making; and to work on a number of collaborative activities that are incorporated within the enabling activities of the STFC Strategy Map, such as evaluation and improvement of corporate performance, estates planning, environmental sustainability strategy etc
• Ensuring STFC receives quality and timely support, information and advice from UKRI Corporate Services.
• Establishing procedures and processes to ensure the smooth functioning of STFC in terms of corporate governance and corporate management.

This role reports directly to our Executive Chair and will be pivotal to ensuring our operational responsibilities are met and our internal transformation plan is delivered successfully.

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