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Vacancy Id: 10809
College / Service: University Secretary
Location: Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term
Term: Full time – 37 hours per week
Apply by: 22 April 2024 at 09:00
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The opportunity
University of Arts London is one of the leading Art and Design universities with a global community of over 20,000 students. As we embark on a pioneering and exciting new strategic journey (‘Why the World needs Creativity’) and with social purpose as a core value embedded in everything we do, we are seeking an Interim Director of Strategy (shorthand for Director of Strategy, Risk and Planning) to play a critical role in steering UAL through its next phase of growth and development.
Joining us on an 8-month maternity cover, your leadership will be instrumental to achieving our strategic goals. You’ll hold overall responsibility for ensuring UAL is well-placed to deliver its ambitions through informed decision making underpinned by a robust business planning cycle and strong data infrastructure.
The priorities for the period of the maternity cover will be to:
- Continue the integration of the Strategy, Data and Change teams to foster inclusivity, and high performance
- Improve approaches to performance and change management
- Set up the 24/25 strategic planning process and design an appropriate process for 25/26
- Support UAL with key strategic priorities, such as growth, org design and responding to external trends such as AI.
You will have oversight over three teams (Strategy & Risk, Data & Planning and Strategic Change) to deliver on your departments objectives.
About you
We’re looking for a skilled leader, with a background in strategy consulting/inhouse strategy, with the expertise to develop and implement strategy. You’ll need experience of data analysis and data analytics, as well as an understanding of best practice in change management and experience of overseeing a portfolio of change programmes.
A proven track record of delivering organisation-wide business-planning and experience of organisational risk management, forecasting and planning is essential.
You’ll demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills, with previous experience of building and leading diverse teams. You’ll also exhibit excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to rapidly build professional relationships.
If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at USGstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
Our culture
We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Application process
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Vacancy Id: 10809
College / Service: University Secretary
Location: Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term
Term: Full time – 37 hours per week
Apply by: 22 April 2024 at 09:00
Please read through our FAQs page before applying.
A full copy of the job advert along with other information (such as interviews date, hiring process etc) is available by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button below.





