Deputy Head of Strategic Planning - Planning Services and Operations

Recently reconfigured and expanded, now is a great time to join the Directorate as we look to enhance our contributions to delivering the University Strategy.

We are seeking an outstanding candidate to lead the Directorate various operational processes and functions. They will manage a small team with direct responsibility for specific functions (Academic Workload Planning and student surveys) and will support the wider Directorate on other processes such as the annual planning round. 

This is a varied role and it is expected that the role’s responsibilities and areas of focus will evolve as specific functions reach more advanced stages of maturity. For the successful candidate this presents a great opportunity to put your mark on how the Directorate delivers excellent service quality and shape the future of the role.

The role will also be expected to effectively manage a range of internal stakeholders and co-lead and support university communities of practice (such as workload allocators forum/network) to improve engagement and overall process effectiveness. 

We are a diverse and inclusive team of dedicated professionals who are committed and passionate about what we do. Our main office is on the Greenwich campus with occasional travel to our Avery Hill and Medway campuses required. We have actively embraced hybrid working with most of our staff splitting their time between the workplace and remote working.

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate professional with a shared commitment to our values of inclusivity, collaboration and impact. If you think this describes you and you want to make a difference, please apply.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Simon Lewis on s.lewis@greenwich.ac.uk

Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperations-cfo@greenwich.ac.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. This includes but is not limited to situations where we receive a high volume of applications or where there is change in our operational needs.

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