Director of Executive Education London, England
Job description
About us
The UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) at UCL East campus is an innovative business school preparing future healthcare leaders to disrupt and reimagine global health systems. GBSH is dedicated to training and developing the next generation of leaders in the global health economy by building on UCL’s proud tradition of cross-disciplinary academic excellence in education and research.
We have a fast-growing executive education portfolio with several international clients that we are offering customised programmes. We are launching a full suite of open enrolment programmes in early 2024. The interdisciplinary offering coupled with academic and practitioner expertise across healthcare makes our offering an exciting opportunity for stakeholders across the new health economy.
About the role
We are recruiting for a Director of Executive Education who will lead the executive education operations and learning and teaching activities of our executive education customised and open programmes. The postholder will be responsible for driving forward our executive education strategic plan and will actively collaborate with clients and develop strategic relationships internationally.
The postholder will lead a team of executive education professionals, providing them with strategic direction. They will also work closely with the Education team and academic staff, ensuring the delivery of programme quality and innovation.
For an informal discussion please contact Professor Nora Colton at [email protected]
For any queries regarding the recruitment process please contact [email protected]
About you
The postholder is required to have an MBA or equivalent degree or professional experience. They will also have significant knowledge of executive education, developing teaching technologies, course design and assessment techniques. Experience in leading a positive culture change and business developmental practice of growing market share and working to targets is also essential.
The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communications skills with the ability to work to targets and work both independently and collaboratively to inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders, academic colleagues, and the local community. We are also looking for a commitment to continuing professional development and UCL’s equal opportunity policy with a willingness to contribute to UCL East vision to building a positive and inclusive study and working environment.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
