Assistant Director (Governance, Resources & Operations)

Terms: Academic Related

Work location

This role is contractually based in the Edinburgh office. Attendance in the office is required (regularity to be agreed), with both the cost and travel time to do this being the responsibility of the employee and not compensated by the University.

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The role

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced education specialist and leader to join the executive team at the Open University in Scotland and play a pivotal role in the organisation’s future.

Working as the core lead for the organisation’s operational activities, the role has a wide range of responsibilities, primarily focused on delivering outstanding support for the organisation across vital areas such as governance, resource management, directorate organisation, risk management, support services, project coordination, and resource management.

In addition, the post holder will operate in a role with similar functions to a university secretary as a key member of the Open University in Scotland leadership team, providing an oversight of organisation and sector issues to provide a unifying organisational approach as well as providing aide and counsel to the Director, with a core focus on effective problem solving, communication, and effective relationship building, internally and externally.

Skills and experience

• Degree level qualification.
• Demonstrable understanding and awareness of the external environment and government policies as they impact on further and higher education in Scotland.
• Proven ability and recent or current experience within adult, further or higher education.
• Excellent ability to deliver highly organised and detailed governance and operational organisation, board or committee management in an education context, including the management of risk, resources and other key governance activity.

More information is provided via the Job Description.

Closing Date: 10th February 2025 at 23:59

Interview date: To be confirmed

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