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Head of School

Employer
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire (GB)
Salary
Competitive, subject to relevant skills and experience
Closing date
4 Jan 2022

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community.  We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following posts:

Head of School

Hours of Work:         Full-time (1.0fte)

Contract type:           Permanent

Salary:                      Competitive, subject to relevant skills and experience

The University is making a significant investment in academic leadership to prepare for predicted growth, in existing and new programmes, and to embrace the University’s strategy of expanding Research and Knowledge Exchange. As part of this ambitious transformation, four new Schools are being created and all require visionary founding Heads of School with substantial academic leadership experience and the ambition to drive forward their strategic growth agendas and to deliver fundamental KPIs.

Reporting to the Dean of Faculty, these posts will play a key role in the University’s Academic Leadership Group and represent their Faculty to external and internal stakeholders. The roles will require you to have significant academic or professional experience in an area relevant to the School.  A Professorial title will be offered if successful candidates meet our criteria.

You will have strong leadership skills with a proven understanding and appreciation of the academic area and industry trends, and their impact on curriculum, research and knowledge exchange.  A proven track record of leading curriculum and portfolio growth and development to provide excellence in learning and teaching and student experience is also essential.  Through collaborative working and excellent organisational skills you will develop and lead a team with complex workloads, encouraging leading-edge subject knowledge and an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to all aspects of the student journey.

Further details about these posts and how to apply are available at: http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date for applications: 4th January 2022.

Interviews for these posts are expected to take place from week commencing 24th January 2022.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

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