Head of RCR Learning

Are you an experienced, innovative, and strategic leader ready to make a global impact? The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is seeking a visionary Head of RCR Learning to elevate our learning and events portfolio to new heights.

Job details

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 18 May 2025. First stage interviews are due to take place on 22 May 2025, with final stage interviews scheduled for 28 May 2025.

Salary: £70,880 - £78,340 per annum dependent on experience, plus excellent benefits

Location: Central London with flexible working

Hours: Full-time/35 hours per week

Contractual status: 18 month fixed term

The successful applicant will provide visionary leadership to develop and successfully bring to market RCR’s digital and face to face learning and events portfolio, ensuring it is innovative, high quality and commercially positioned as the go to global market leader for both members and non-members working within medical imaging and oncology services. This will be delivered against the backdrop of the RCR’s wider strategic priorities, proactively enabling the wider organisation to meet its objectives, which include membership growth and workforce development in addition to the provision of world class learning resources.

The RCR is a great place to work, with an ambitious agenda. This is the perfect role for a passionate and confident individual with a proven track record of delivering value and impact across the business. 

What you’ll do:

• Strategic development of the digital learning and events portfolio to deliver increased membership participation and global engagement, with consequent income generation (both direct and indirect).
• Product development through adapting and evolving RCR’s learning offer to meet and exceed users’ needs, covering both the learning products and the platforms on which they are delivered.
• Global growth and partnerships by building engagement with RCR’s digital learning and events with an appreciation of the diverse needs of segmented target audiences.
• Ensure marketing and sponsorship form key parts of the teams strategies, enabling delegate and income targets to be met. 
• Lead and develop a high performing team to keep RCR Learning at the top of its game.

What you’ll need:

• Strong experience of leading a successful learning team, including the delivery of events, conferences and online learning.
• Excellent leadership abilities, capable of developing and retaining a high performing team.
• Experience of managing contracts, budgets, negotiation, business planning and income generation.
• Strategically and commercially minded leader.
• Ability to build and sustain strong and mutually beneficial relationships.
• Solution orientated innovator, proactive in keeping yourself up to date with latest developments.

Download the candidate pack

How to apply

To find out more about any of the vacancies advertised, please download the candidate pack for the post you are interested in. Complete the diversity monitoring form and send a CV and covering letter to jobs@rcr.ac.uk (via the 'Apply' button above) by the stated closing date, explaining concisely how you match the requirements of the role.

Alternatively, you can send your application by post to arrive by the closing date. Please address your application to:

HR Manager
The Royal College of Radiologists
63 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3JW

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