Deputy Director, Student Experience and Support

Are you passionate about people and can you inspire them to deliver excellent services to support a world class experience? Do you want to be part of a new Directorate as it develops, defining strategy and building networks along with providing leadership across a range of services? Can you create, nurture and maintain meaningful collaborative relationships across traditional boundaries and with a range of internal and external stakeholders? This role requires strategic leadership and teamwork – is it for you?

The Deputy Director of Student Experience and Support is a key role within the Directorate. Reporting to the Director, you will support strategic leadership by providing senior managerial oversight of the student experience and support functions with a particular focus on the development of a collaborative and coordinated approach to the provision of the student experience and support services. Your role has a particular focus on the developments to address the increasingly complex needs of students. As a senior leader in the Directorate, you will work in active partnership with colleagues across services, faculties/schools and external partners to deliver consistent student focused services and experiences.

You will promote collaboration, innovation and compassion through the provision of leadership of specific projects, working closely with students and Leeds University Union. Your focus will be to ensure that a coordinated approach to the student experience and support is accessible and understood by students and staff. You will encourage all your teams to share their skills with wider university staff through training and development events.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!

• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary.

• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.

• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further, or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Chris Warrington, Director of Student Experience and Support
Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 05 Feb 2025

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £69,757 to £83,079