Senior Operations Officer

London / HybridFull-time, permanentMLC Partners are delighted to be supporting a leading education institution to recruit an experienced Operations Officer. This is a broad, established-level operations role suited to someone with solid experience in education administration and confidence supporting senior stakeholders across HR, recruitment, EDI, governance and staff development.Key responsibilities:Support HR and staffing processes, including recruitment, contract changes, onboarding, probation and leavers.Coordinate academic and professional services recruitment activity, including approvals, job adverts and appointment paperwork.Provide guidance to hiring managers and internal stakeholders on operational and HR procedures.Support staff development activity, including induction, mentoring, annual reviews and promotion processes.Coordinate EDI initiatives, action plans, data collection and related events.Service senior committees, including preparing agendas, papers, minutes and follow-up actions.Maintain accurate staff records and management information.Line manage an Operations Assistant, supporting workload, performance and development.Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes and operational efficiency.Key requirements:Experience in an administrative or operations role within education, ideally higher education.Strong knowledge of HR processes and recruitment administration.Experience supporting senior stakeholders and servicing committees.Excellent ..... full job details .....