MBA Director and Deputy Director of Strathclyde Executive Education and Development (457626)

We are the University of Strathclyde. Our vision is innovative and ground-breaking, placing us amongst the world’s leading international technological universities. We are vibrant, dynamic, and passionate about solving the challenges facing society and industry through cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary research, education, and knowledge-exchange with both local and global partners. Strathclyde Executive Education and Development (SEED), part of the triple accredited Strathclyde Business School, are looking to support this process through the appointment of a Director of our UK and International open recruitment MBA Programmes.

The MBA is the flagship programme for Strathclyde Business School and has both a UK and International reputation. The programme has full time and Executive part time variants running out of our main campus in Glasgow and also our International centres in Europe, Middle and Far East. The MBA Director is responsible for the strategic and academic leadership of the programme, quality and delivery platforms and leads a team of experienced professional services colleagues. The role involves significant liaison with internal academic colleagues (including Programme Directors) to ensure appropriate staffing of the programme both in the UK and overseas, engaging with the student body to ensure the transfer of knowledge back to the programme team, working with our Global Practitioners to enhance the delivery and learning experience and working with both internal and external quality frameworks to ensure both compliance and assurance of learning. The role manages the interface between SEED, senior client sponsors, Faculty & other subject matter experts who deliver the programmes and, crucially, the programme participants. The postholder leads the integration of innovation into the MBA portfolio and works to ensure that our world class research underpins our teaching.  They will be responsible for the financial performance of their portfolio and will have clear targets for new and existing account growth. This is a senior role within the University and likely to appeal to experienced academics, MBA programme directors, and Directors of large post experience programmes with accreditation and rankings experience.

Reporting to and supporting the Director of SEED, the Deputy Director will develop, lead, and manage complex long term client relationships at a senior level. The Deputy Director will improve client service and greater client impact and outcomes across their portfolio of programmes while establishing new opportunities for further interaction with the University in areas of strategic significance.

We are expecting that this position will be filled as a Principal Teaching Fellow however, exceptionally, for an outstanding candidate will consider recruitment at Professor level, with the Further Particulars recalibrated as appropriate.

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, women, LGBT+, and disabled candidates and candidates from lower socio-economic groups and care-experienced backgrounds.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Phil Considine, Director of SEED, (phil.considine@strath.ac.uk)

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