Deputy Vice-Chancellor

The Role

We are proud to be announcing the search for our next Deputy Vice-Chancellor, a highly influential role in our Senior Leadership Team.

Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Spier, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor will work in partnership with other members of SLT to provide institutional leadership, ensuring the University’s strategic aims are well-defined and delivered. The role will lead on quality assurance of academic standards across education; setting and ensuring delivery of targets in knowledge exchange and research activity; and ensuring the performance of the areas of Brand, Communications and Public Affairs and of DARE (Development, Alumni Relations and Engagement). The role will also deputise for the Vice-Chancellor as required and will line-manage the Pro Vice-Chancellors of Education, Research, and Knowledge Exchange and Innovation, the DARE Director, the Director of Brand, Communications and Public Affairs, alongside the Directors of our KERIs (Knowledge Exchange and Research Institutes).

The Person

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor plays an important role in strategic decision-making. We are seeking individuals who are totally aligned with our values: ambitious, inclusive, innovative and ambitious, and who have a track record of demonstrable senior leadership experience along with an academic background pertinent to our university’s portfolio. You will have proven experience in achieving significant positive outcomes across teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange, and wider institutional priorities, and will be comfortable with driving change and transformation. As a senior leader, you will not only embrace our values but will also lead and support our mission, vision and behaviours of wider cultural change. Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is essential.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor role represents an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of Kingston University as part of an ambitious, forward-thinking university making significant impact at a national level

Further information

For informal inquiries please contact:

Thomas Cameron at Thomas.Cameron@perrettlaver.com

Interviews will be held on the 19th January 2026.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. 

To apply click on ‘Apply’. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email jobs@kingston.ac.uk or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.

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