Associate Dean External Engagement

FTE: 1.0fte (37 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent - 5 year renewable tenure

Salary: AM2 £72,553 pa with potential to progress to £77,764 by annual increments

Annual Leave: 35 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

The schools offer a rich portfolio of disciplinary areas within Law and Education. 

The School of Education offers postgraduate study - MA, MSc Outdoor Environmental Education and EdD. We have successful Teacher Training provision across undergraduate and postgraduate routes, currently ranked 1st in the Mail’s University Subject Rankings (2025) 

The School of Law programmes focus on skills based experiential learning and teaches primarily from our £10m purpose-built building, including a full-scale replica Crown Court Room. The school teaches a very successful undergraduate programmes in law, criminology and professional policing. Postgraduate provision includes the master's in law (LLM) and PhD opportunities, and a suite of professional legal postgraduate programmes including Bar training and Solicitor’s training.    

Main duties & responsibilities

This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape and enhance the school's engagement with a wide array of external stakeholders, including prospective students, alumni, international partners, and the wider community.

The successful candidate will, in collaboration with the Dean, Deputy Dean, PVC, Marketing & Communications (M&C) and the International Office (IO) maintain an oversight of the external environment relevant to the Schools and develop a consistent and strong brand profile. The successful candidate will play a lead role developing and implementing initiatives that ensure the school’s strategic objectives are achieved and support the development of sustainable collaborative relationships and partnerships with business, industry, government, third-sector organisations, cultural institutions, and individuals. You will play an important role in the development of the school’s business plans and development of course portfolio across UG, PG, DA and CPD to generate new opportunities for diversifying income in line with market opportunities.

The Associate Dean will be a member of the Schools Senior Executive Group and the University Partnership Development Group. 

Skills and experience 

The successful candidate will have a strong track record of delivering against commercial objectives and proven leadership experience in external engagement, marketing or recruitment. 

You will have experience of working internationally and be able to demonstrate successful collaboration with international and external partners.  

You can demonstrate a high level of strategic thinking in order to deliver against the University’s strategic plan as well as the ability to inform the school’s student recruitment and partnership plan and develop opportunities for growth and income generation.

You will have a positive, inclusive and collegial leadership style and be able to demonstrate your commitment to inclusivity and equity. You will have a highly developed sense of professionalism with a can-do attitude and excellent diplomacy skills.

Qualifications

Honours degree and a postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Informal Enquiries

Professor Penny Carey (Dean) p.carey@herts.ac.uk or Elizabeth Kirkbride (Deputy Dean) e.kirkbride@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 19 January 2025

Interview Date: TBC 

Apply online via the above ‘Apply’ button.

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