Head of Programme Delivery

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Salary from £53,949 to £62,160 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a senior leadership post within the Department of International Relations, reporting to the Department Manager, and working closely with senior academic colleagues and professional service colleagues.  The postholder will hold strategic responsibility for the portfolio of taught degrees and short programmes within the Department.  They will develop and maintain an operational teaching strategy to deliver a world-class teaching and programme portfolio, reviewing and developing efficient and effective processes to support teaching and learning, and developing and improving the Department’s academic workload model. The role also focusses on delivering a high-quality administration for academic staff, and developing innovative solutions to improve workloads/efficiency

They will also ensure the delivery of a consistent and highly professional student experience across programmes/courses, and proactively lead on steps to ensure improvements of the Department’s service provision to students.

The postholder leads the Programmes team, and has direct management responsibility for the Programmes Manager.  Working with the Programmes Manager, they will ensure the team delivers a smooth, efficient and timely administration and support of teaching, with high standards of student experience and service delivery.

The postholder will work independently and on their own initiative in a complex and demanding environment. They should have substantial and relevant previous administrative experience in a Higher Education environment and extensive experience of managing and developing teams.  They should be able to plan and deliver new initiatives that positively impact the delivery of teaching for students and academic staff.  They should be able to take the initiative on new projects, with a solution focussed attitude, and have the ability to influence and contribute to decision making.  

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email a.sherwood@lse.ac.uk  

The closing date for receipt of applications is 14 September 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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