Senior Director FE Student Experience

Job title:

Senior Director FE Student Experience

Company:

University College Birmingham

Job description

University College Birmingham is seeking a highly experienced to Senior Director FE Student Experience lead to bring a renewed focus to the FE Student Experience and join its Further Education Senior Leadership team.As part of the growing FE provision, the Senior Director of FE Student Experience will be responsible for working with departments across the Institution to ensure the success, safety, and wellbeing of all FE students. You will provide strategic leadership to enhance the student experience, ensuring it is innovative, relevant, and meets the evolving needs of learners. We are looking for someone with the skills, experience, and vision to take this provision to the next level.The successful candidate will bring significant experience of working with young people and students in a similar setting and will possess an excellent working understanding of how to establish a positive learning environment.Working as part of the University, the postholder will develop excellent working relationships across the institution and beyond and will be expected to play a key role in strengthening our approach to cross-institution collaborative working. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring all relevant policies and procedures are in place and are regularly reviewed for effectiveness and accuracy and that relationships with external partners and agencies are maintained, built upon and, where necessary, developed.The postholder will have extensive experience of a providing advice in a similar setting and will therefore possess a thorough knowledge of meeting Ofsted requirements, ensuring safe learning environments and reporting progress effectively to an Executive Management Team.Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave

• 26 days’ paid leave per year
• 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

• Employer Contributions – 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology home and cycle
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Closing Date: Sunday 5 January 2025How to apply: Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download an application pack.Standard Information: UCB is an equal opportunities employer.University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick – Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.Up to £75,000 per annum. Salary Grade: Fixed

Expected salary

£75000 per year

Location

Birmingham

Job date

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 06:38:30 GMT

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