Current opportunities
Since we keep our ear to the ground, we can keep candidates abreast of opportunities emerging due to market changes, new roles and national policy.
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 IT
Posted:
Location: Glasgow
The Director of IT will be responsible for delivering a new technology strategy that meets the aspirations and objectives contained within the new University strategy to 2030 and providing for the 24/7 needs of a community of c23,000 individuals. Providing inspirational leadership to teams of highly qualified professionals will be key to your success in this role as will be your ability to positively manage relationships with complex stakeholder groups and customers.
Capital Projects Manager
Posted:
Location: Manchester
Reporting to the Director of Estates & Facilities, the Capital Projects Manager is a newly created role responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality delivery through robust project management and governance frameworks. Overseeing multiple projects simultaneously, you will play a key role in financial oversight, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
Director of Estates & Facilities
Posted:
Location: Manchester
The Director of Estates & Facilities is a newly created role and will be a member of the Executive Committee, reporting to the Principal, responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational management for the College’s estate and facilities services which will support the overall RNCM Strategy and provide services fitting of a world-class Conservatoire.
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Posted:
Location: Aberdeen, Dundee
The successful candidate will be a clear strategic thinker, and a professionally qualified accountant with extensive successful management experience of equivalent services in large and complex multi-site organisations. As a technical expert you will also possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work collegiately with all internal and external partners.
Interim HR Professionals
Posted:
Location: UK-wide
We are currently experiencing high demand for interim HR professionals who can support our university clients with delivering organisational change and transformation. If you fit this profile and can demonstrate success in delivering large-scale change programmes and the ability to thrive in complex organisations and collaborative environments, we would love to hear from you.
Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Student Experience
Posted:
Location: Salford
As our new Pro Vice Chancellor and member of the University’s Leadership Team, you will lead our ambitious education plan to streamline our curriculum and make our education more interactive and student-centred as we deliver a new institutional strategy through to 2030 aimed at innovating to enrich lives. You will provide expert academic leadership, driving innovation and change whilst also ensuring that we maintain and develop our reputation for leading edge technology-enhanced learning. Student voices are integral to university decision making.
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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