Executive Education Academic Lead (0.6 FTE)

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the post of Executive Education Academic Lead.

As the Institute of Education develops Executive Education provision for middle and senior leaders with a specific focus on higher education and education-related domains such as EdTech Start-ups, Education NGOs, Social Enterprises etc, you will have an entrepreneurial drive with the aim of setting up the necessary academic infrastructure to support the provision.

Based in the Directorate, you will be responsible for initiating, commissioning, co-ordinating and/or overseeing the development of an academically coherent executive education portfolio comprising a number of relevant in-person, hybrid and online modules.

You will be responsible for liaising and collaborating with relevant internal and external stakeholders, clients and experts to understand the needs and priorities of relevant client groups to inform the shaping and provision of a leading edge, high-impact, demand-orientated and financially sustainable executive education provision that articulates with the academic mission of the IOE.

This post is available for 12 months in the first instance.

With significant experience in project and programme management, you will have an understanding of the opportunities available to HEIs from new modes of delivery, in particular in-person/hybrid/online short courses and executive programmes.

In addition, you will have a understanding of the individual and institutional development needs of middle and senior education managers.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B16-02110

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits.

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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