Dean of Higher Education

Full Time Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Interview date: Friday 4^th October 2024

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in a strategic leadership role at the University Centre, Leeds, as Dean of Higher Education.

The Dean of Higher Education (HE) at the University Centre plays a key strategic leadership role, both within the Luminate Education Group and externally. This role focuses on growing and aligning the University Centre’s curriculum with regional and national priorities while increasing student numbers and stakeholder engagement. As part of the Luminate Senior Leadership Team, the Dean will drive improvements in outcomes, quality, and student experience, fostering a culture of excellence and ensuring strong financial performance.

This is an exciting time to join us, as with construction underway, we prepare to move into new purpose-built premises situated in Mabgate in the next couple of years.

What you will do:

• Provide visible and effective leadership both at University Centre and across the group.
• Ensure that the academic and regulatory infrastructure meets OfS and QAA. requirements in order to achieve/maintain relevant awarding powers.
• Represent the University Centre on regional and national committees. 
• Lead on the design and organisation of the curriculum.
• Ensure the continued development and implementation of an active research community.
• Ensure effective marketing and a strong reputation of University Centre regionally, nationally and internationally.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement.

About you:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent.
• Hold a Masters or other relevant Postgraduate qualification.
• An excellent understanding of pedagogy, particularly in relation to HE.
• Recent, successful experience of operating at a senior level in higher education provision and developing and leading highly effective teams to secure good, outstanding/excellent and/or improving outcomes as well as improving teaching, learning and assessment.
• An excellent understanding of all relevant quality requirements including Ofsted, OfSQAA and associated improvement strategies.
• Strong financial acumen.

Interviews will take place in Leeds on 4^th October 2024

For further information about the role please contact Bill Jones - bill.jones@luminate.ac.uk

To apply, click here.

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