Principal & Chief Executive

Glasgow Kelvin College is a community-based institution with a clear vision of ‘transforming lives through education.’ Our mission is to raise the aspirations, careers, and quality of life for our students by providing accessible, inclusive, and high-quality lifelong learning opportunities.

With the retirement of our current Principal in March 2025, we are seeking a Principal and Chief Executive who can build on the College's success and lead us into our next phase of development. This is a pivotal leadership role requiring a visionary leader to inspire both staff and students while ensuring the College maintains its financial stability and operational effectiveness. You will guide the College so that it remains a student-centred institution, deeply connected to the communities we serve, and dedicated to enabling every student to reach their full potential.

This role offers an exciting and challenging opportunity. The Board of Management is committed to supporting and constructively challenging the Executive Team to ensure the best outcomes for the College. We are particularly pleased to have recently approved a five-year budget, forecasting financial stability over this period.

As our new Principal and Chief Executive, you will bring significant experience in curriculum development, academic innovation, and the management of teaching, learning, and assessment. You will have a strong track record of delivering against key strategic priorities, with proven success in leading change, driving innovation, and achieving excellent outcomes at a senior leadership level. Your effective stakeholder management skills will allow you to foster and maintain meaningful partnerships and relationships while representing the College at both local and national levels.

If you are an exceptional leader who resonates with the mission, vision, ethos, and values at the heart of Glasgow Kelvin College and are driven to transform lives through education, we encourage you to either visit Glasgow Kelvin College - Principal or  connect with Douglas Adam at Livingston James ((douglasadam@livingstonjames.com) our retained recruitment partner, for further discussions

Any applications or third party introductions to Glasgow Kelvin College will be sent on to Livingston James for consideration.

Glasgow Kelvin College is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

To apply, please send CVs to Douglas Adam at  email: douglasadam@livingstonjames.com

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