Job Description

With heritage in Britain’s pioneering aeronautical industry, the University of Hertfordshire has been an innovative force in education since the early 1950s. Today, we are a thriving community of more than 30,000 students and 3,000 staff, based across two vibrant and inclusive campuses. We offer 550 degree options and have a turnover of £340million. Our strong relationships with industry and award-winning careers services complement high-quality teaching to ensure Herts' students gain the knowledge and skills they need to match their ambition and succeed. Our academics are experts in their fields, powered by curiosity and driven to deliver research that’s making a meaningful social and environmental impact in the UK and beyond our shores. 

We are now looking to appoint a new Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience to provide strategic and visionary leadership for the delivery of education and student experience at Hertfordshire. As a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group, the post-holder will lead teaching and learning strategy and policy and drive excellence in practice; lead our approach to and delivery of academic skills development provision, widening access and student success, quality assurance, career and employment, lifelong learning, and student voice. 

Strong candidates for this role will bring a proven track record of strategic leadership across education and student experience alongside outstanding communication and relationship-building skills given the influential nature of the role. They will also need to demonstrate the ability to operate confidently at a cross-institutional level, combining vision and strategic thinking with pragmatism and drive to deliver results. Candidates will bring a personal track record of academic achievement that lends them the necessary credibility across the University. 

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the University of Hertfordshire on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference IAUHG. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 11th September 2023

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