Head of Training and Capacity Building (Secondment opportunity open to internal UCL applicants only)

Head of Training and Capacity Building (Secondment opportunity open to internal UCL applicants only) London, England

University College London
Full Time London, England 60592 - 65823 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Ref Number
B16-01107
Professional Expertise
Professional Services Leadership
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Part time
Salary
£60,592 - £65,823
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)
Available For Secondment
Yes
Closing Date
12-Mar-2023

About us

About IOE IOE is UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. About the Social Research Institute The Social Research Institute – formerly the Department of Social Science – in the UCL Institute of Education is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units: • Centre for Longitudinal Studies • Centre for Time Use Research• CLOSER • EPPI-Centre • Quantitative Social Science• Social Science Research Unit • Thomas Coram Research Unit About CLOSER CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies, the UK Data Service and The British Library. Our mission is to increase the visibility, use and impact of longitudinal population studies, data and research to ensure that longitudinal evidence is used to address the health, social, economic and environmental challenges facing the UK, now and in the future. CLOSER is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through to 30 September 2024.

About the role

The Head of Training and Capacity Building will ensure CLOSER delivers its TCB objectives and develop a comprehensive long-term vision and plan for CLOSER’s TCB activities. In this post you will manage and ensure the delivery our existing Training and Capacity Building deliverables; review CLOSER’s TCB offer and previous analysis of the needs of the LPS community to produce a comprehensive delivery plan for CLOSER’s long-term (post-2024) TCB programme, in collaboration with the CLOSER Leadership Group and provide TCB expertise and advice to the CLOSER Leadership Group and collaborate with the CLOSER Advisory Committee TCB lead This post is available until 29th February 2024 in the first instance. Interviews will be held on Friday 24th March 2023.

About you

You will have a PhD in a quantitative social science or biomedical science (such as but not exclusively: demography, economics, education, epidemiology, geography, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public health sciences, social policy, sociology, statistics, survey methodology, behavioural sciences, clinical medicine) or equivalent experience. You will also have experience of using longitudinal population study data, or involvement in longitudinal research. For appointment at Grade 9 you will need to demonstrate experience of holding a lead role in developing new or innovative approaches to the pedagogy and management of short courses for professional and/or academic development, and a strong track record of success in securing research or consultancy funds as a lead or co-applicant. Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

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/reward-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. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

Head of Training and Capacity Building (Secondment opportunity open to internal UCL applicants only)
University College London

www.ucl.ac.uk
London, United Kingdom
Dr Michael Spence
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
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