Current opportunities
Since we keep our ear to the ground, we can keep candidates abreast of opportunities emerging due to market changes, new roles and national policy.
Below highlights our current advertised vacancies for senior appointments across the HE sector. We handle permanent, temporary and interim vacancies for senior Academic, Professional Services and Students’ Union appointments nationally.
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Director of Estates and Facilities
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Location: Manchester
As Director of Estates and Facilities, you will have a proven track record of estates management in terms of planning, operations and rationalisation, implementing successful performance management and building effective and engaged teams.

Director of Capital Projects
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Location: Manchester
Reporting to the Chief Infrastructure Officer, your brief will be to deliver the Campus Connectivity Plan and you will lead and develop a combined team of in-house project managers and external consultants formulating, implementing and managing the University’s extensive redevelopment strategy.

PVC and Dean School of Science, Engineering & Environment
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Location: Salford
The University of Salford’s forward-thinking approach has powered progress for 125 years. Today, our university community encompasses over 26,000 students, 2,800 staff and 200,000 alumni from all around the world. Our institution is bolstered by industry initiatives and innovative research programmes, building a thriving research and education community at the heart of a powerful and connected […]

PVC and Dean of School of Health, Community & Life Sciences
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Location: Salford
The University of Salford’s forward-thinking approach has powered progress for 125 years. Today, our university community encompasses over 26,000 students, 2,800 staff and 200,000 alumni from all around the world. Our institution is bolstered by industry initiatives and innovative research programmes, building a thriving research and education community at the heart of a powerful and connected […]

Director of Marketing, Communications and Recruitment
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Location: Cambridge / Chelmsford
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer as the new Director of Marketing, Communications and Recruitment, you will lead our student recruitment and operational efforts, develop strong relationships, and enhance our reputation through impactful events and initiatives. You will provide the strategic direction and execution of marketing, communications, and student recruitment activities. This role is pivotal in enhancing ARU’s brand, driving student enrolment, and fostering community engagement.

Chief Marketing Officer
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Location: Aberystwyth
Reporting direct to the Vice Chancellor and a member of the University’s executive board, this is a new role, and you will have strategic responsibility for a broad range of mission-critical services that includes marketing, student recruitment, admissions & conversion, global engagement and events. Already ranked as Wales’s top university for student experience and with student numbers growing domestically and internationally your task will be to build from this position of strength in a challenging and highly competitive global market for higher education.

Head – Department of Law & Criminology
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Location: Aberystwyth
As our next Head of Law and Criminology and an active member of the Faculty of Humanities Executive Committee, you will bring a new vision for the School that will build on its existing partnerships, portfolio and identity and develop a strong reputation that will in turn deliver growth and impact.

Head – Aberystwyth Business School
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Location: Aberystwyth
As our next Head of Aberystwyth Business School and an active member of the Faculty of Humanities Executive Committee, you will bring a new vision for the School that will build on its existing partnerships, portfolio and identity and develop a strong reputation that will in turn deliver growth and impact.

Head of Computer Science and Mathematics
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Location: Newcastle under Lyme
As Keele University’s next Head of School and active member of the Faculty of Natural Sciences Leadership Team, you will bring fresh thinking and a bold vision to deliver growth and enhance the student experience.
To apply, you will be a computer scientist with successful leadership experience in an academic environment and a personal track record of research, with the ability to motivate and inspire others.

Executive Director NIHR Research Delivery Network
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Location: Leeds
Based at the University of Leeds, you will lead the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network, ensuring the seamless delivery of excellent research across the NHS and wider health and care settings in furtherance of its strategic objectives. Employed by the University of Leeds, you will work in close partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and key stakeholders to shape policy and strategy and implement a bold, shared vision for the future of research delivery in England.

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