Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)

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The post holder’s substantive role will be Professor or Associate Professor, with a fixed-term appointment of three years as Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (with the potential for extension for an additional 3 years).

The Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) is a senior leadership role within the University. The role holder will provide strategic leadership with a focus on translating institutional priorities into deliverable plans that improve the student experience and student outcomes. They will help to drive the successful delivery of the RH2030s Education and Student Experience Action Plan, playing a pivotal role in delivering a portfolio of strategic projects that enhance the University’s curriculum, strengthen teaching practice, ensure the quality of our provision, and the agility and ongoing relevance of our educational approaches. They will be essential to sustaining the delivery of key education related performance indicators, with a particular focus on enhancing the student experience and improving student outcomes.

Reporting to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience, the successful candidate will work in partnership with the Faculty Deans, Associate Deans, Heads of Education and relevant lead/s for professional services to support the quality of our provision and the delivery of University strategy.

The Chief Student Officer, and their team, will work in partnership with the Associate PVC Education & Student Experience to ensure alignment of academic priorities and student facing services, ensuring a coherent delivery of RH2030s strategy. In particular, they will work together in key areas of student engagement, data driven improvement, and the delivery of policies and initiatives that support student success.

The role holder will participate in key groups and committees, including Education Leadership Group and University Education Committee, and will serve as deputy to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience) in their role as Chair.

The Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (ESE) is responsible for supporting a positive and inclusive environment for all colleagues and students.

The position is being advertised as 3-year term (with the possibility of extension).

The role holder will transition back to a substantive role in their relevant discipline at the end of the period.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact:

Teresa Martinez Sancho on teresa.sancho@rhul.ac.uk or +44 (0)1784 276171;

to arrange a meeting with Prof Emma Mayhew, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education & Student Experience).

For queries on the application process:

Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Closing Date: 23:59, Friday 3 July 2026

Interview Date: 14 July 2026. 

Candidates will be required to deliver a presentation to the interview panel on the day of the interview.

The presentation topic will be communicated to shortlisted candidates in due course.

This position is not eligible for hybrid working.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. 

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