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University College London Hiring for Head of Student Success Job at London, England , UK Full Time
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Ref Number
B01-02921
Professional Expertise
Strategy, Project and Change Management
Department
Vice-President (Operations) (B01)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£60,592 – £65,823
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)
Available For Secondment
No
Closing Date
13-Feb-2023
About us
The Student Success Office leads on the development and implementation of UCL’s strategies to support academic success and close attainment and awarding gaps across UCL. The team works in conjunction with UCL Arena, EDI, the Academic Communications Centre, Student Support and Wellbeing and faculties and departments, developing best practice and evidence-based approaches. The Student Success Office delivers online resources, workshops and a drop-in service for students. It leads on developing institution-wide approaches and change to close awarding gaps, with a particular focus on those groups where there is an unexplained gap. The office works closely with the Data and Impact team (part of the wider Social Mobility and Student Success area) to provide evidence of impact and to identify current trends and research that will inform the development of activity.
About the role
The Head of Student Success is responsible for leading a team of six in the planning and development of UCL’s activity to close awarding gaps. This includes:
- Leading, managing and evolving the Student Success Office;
- Leading on the delivery and implementation of student success elements of UCL’s Access and Participation Plan;
- Ensuring effective coordination of the resources associated with the provision of a professional, pro-active, quality service for success and attainment;
- Representing the Department within relevant UCL decision-making and planning fora.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Katy Redfern at [email protected]
THIS IS AN INTERNAL RECRUITMENT ADVERT, AVAILABLE TO CURRENT UCL STAFF AND ELIGIBLE UCL WORKERS ONLY.
About you
You will have experience of developing and implementing strategies to support student success in a higher education environment. With strong leadership skills, the successful candidate will have experience of building and leading a team, making evidence-led decisions, and presenting and communicating with a variety of audiences.
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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance
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; people with disabilities; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
