Current opportunities
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Below highlights our current advertised vacancies for senior appointments across the HE sector. We handle permanent, temporary and interim vacancies for senior Academic, Professional Services and Students’ Union appointments nationally.
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Director of Library and Learning Services
Posted:
Location: Leeds
We are seeking an exceptional professional leader to become our new Director of Library and Learning Services. Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and as a key member of the University’s senior management team, you will be a key source of expert professional advice and provide strategic leadership of the service to support the teaching, learning and research success of our students and academics. We are at a point of transition as we seek to deliver change, reshape our service model and prioritise our strategic contribution in response to the needs of students and colleagues and the current challenges facing the higher education sector.
Executive Director of Finance
Posted:
Location: London
Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor the new Executive Director of Finance will work with and support the senior executive team of Roehampton, providing strategic financial direction, harnessing financial, resources and performance data to create and deliver the best financial conditions to ensure financial sustainability. In addition to continuing robust financial stewardship another key function will be to continue to develop future focused management information and modelling to support the long-term sustainability plan of the University.
Chief Property Officer
Posted:
Location: Manchester
We are seeking someone with significant strategic Property/Infrastructure experience that blends innovation, authentic leadership, and proven ability to deliver strategic transformation, all gained in a large and complex organisational context. In such a multi-layered, multi-faceted, and multi-stakeholder setting, key to your success will be your professional judgement, insight, and ability to influence strategic direction.
Director of Estates and Facilities
Posted:
Location: Cambridge / Chelmsford
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director of Estates and Facilities will be responsible for the delivery of a customer centred estates and facilities management service that plays an integral role in supporting the University’s strategic and operational priorities. You will take strategic leadership responsibility for a broad portfolio with a remit spanning the areas of estate strategy development, space and property management, capital programme delivery, estates maintenance, facilities management, catering, accommodation management and sport.
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