Associate Programme Director – MSc Law and Finance

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This is a part time role - 0.5 FTE

Salary from £59,670 to £69,092 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £76,562 pa inclusive of London allowance. A market supplement may also be considered.

We are seeking an enterprising and motivated Associate Programme Director to oversee the running of our MSc Law and Finance Programme. The MSc Law and Finance is a new degree programme at LSE admitting the first students to study from September 2025.

Working closely with Academic Programme Director and senior Departmental administrators both in the Law School and the Department of Finance, the post-holder will be responsible for student tutoring, admissions and careers provision. In addition they will work with a team of administrators on all aspects of student service delivery, marketing, alumni engagement and external relations, as well as helping to feed into the development of services offered by for the programme. There is a business development side to the role, with the Associate Programme Director being expected to lead student recruitment and contribute towards initiatives to target and attract the highest quality student to the programme.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in the financial services sector and/or the interface of law and finance, and hold a degree in a related discipline. As a part-time role it offers flexibility for the post-holder to organise their time around other commitments. It will require some evening work at several points during the year, to run orientations, recruitment events and attend dinners; however, this will not be every week. The workload is also less intensive outside of the 29 weeks of teaching.

The LSE Law School is one of the world’s top law schools with an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and legal research. The LSE Department of Finance is a world renowned and growing academic Department at LSE, delivering high quality degree programmes to highly qualified students. In creating a MSc Law and Finance degree, these two world-class university departments are working in close partnership. The Associate Programme Director will work seamlessly across the departments to play a key fundamental role in the internal organisation and outward-facing leadership of the degree.

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

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The closing date for receipt of applications is 08 July 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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