EA to Executive Director of Distance and Digital Education

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

The University of London has been offering degrees through distance and flexible learning for nearly 200 years and is internationally regarded as a centre of academic excellence. Today, the University offers more than 100 degrees, diplomas and certificates that can be studied anywhere around the world.

This role will provide comprehensive support to Dr Sky Zheng, the Executive Director of Digital and Distance Education. Dr Zheng’s position is a new role focused on expanding and securing the University’s leading position in digital and distance education in an increasingly competitive market.  In your role, you will be providing executive support to Dr Zheng that will enable him to drive growth across our digital and distance learning programmes and ensure a seamless, high-quality student experience that leverages state-of-the-art technology.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, efficient and personable. This role is suited to someone who is adept at managing multiple tasks, including diary management, and document organisation, travel and logistics planning, while handling enquiries and maintaining communication with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Required to work to a very high standard of accuracy, you will have excellent organisational skills and be able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV  before the closing date at midnight on 01 December 2024.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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