Job Title: Executive Director – Business
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Permanent, Full Time.
Based in the heart of Birmingham city centre, University College Birmingham (UCB) is a specialist, aspirational and globally connected institution offering vocational education and training within a supportive learning community. Our vision is to unlock the talent of our learners to help them achieve their ambitions, maximising opportunities for career progression and personal fulfilment. We have invested over £160m in our teaching and other facilities over the last ten years to ensure an outstanding learning environment.
University College Birmingham started its life as a Further Education (FE) College which gained independence through incorporation in 1993 and full university status in 2012. We are immensely proud of our roots in FE and our ability to offer progression routes and career pathways into Higher Education (HE). Approximately 30% of our current student body are FE students and the other 70% are HE students. We have exciting ambitions to grow and diversify further our HE strategic portfolio and align a unique offer to provide career ready graduates who are highly employable.
The Role:
We are entering into one of the most exciting and ambitious periods of our development and are now seeking to appoint an outstanding leader to take the Business School through new transformational times of growth and diversification, working with industry partners, students, academic and professional service teams to future proof a career focused approach to curriculum planning and design. As a member of the Executive Management team, you will contribute to the University’s values and mission. You will lead the Business School with a strong emphasis on student outcomes, progression and quality of education, driving enhancements to all aspects of our HE experiences for students.
Candidate Requirements:
To deliver the above, we are seeking an outstanding academic leader, with a proven track record in business to deliver on stretching curriculum and quality improvement targets. Demonstrable experience of leadership of curriculum teams and managing change is essential as is the ability to empower others, and to collaborate locally, regionally, and nationally. You will bring a demonstrable ability to work innovatively and at pace and possess in-depth experience of the Higher Education policy, regulatory and funding landscape.
You will have exposure to working in strong partnerships with local authorities and experience of delivering comprehensively on budgetary targets. You will also have experience of expanding recruitment targets in innovative ways which align with regional skills needs whilst keeping a balanced portfolio of undergraduate, post graduate, and international offers.
Experience of oversight and input into capital projects and redevelopments linked to curriculum is highly desirable, as is evidence of a successful working relationship with key Corporate Services functions, such as Estates, Finance, Careers/Employability and IT. An excellent presenter, you will have Governing Body level exposure and demonstrate outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present engagingly to a full range of stakeholders. Alongside this, you will bring a strong sense of academic and professional best practice developed in organisations of real scale and complexity, as well as an unwavering commitment to the values and ethos of the University.
Benefits:
- 50 days’ paid leave per year
- Teachers’ Pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Excellent staff development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice car leasing, tech and cycle schemes
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking
- Hybrid Working Opportunities
- Free On-site Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Programme
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Monday 20th March 2023 at midday.
Interview Dates – TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; University Director, Education Director, Director of Education, Director of University, may also be considered for this role.
