Associate Director, Recognised Teaching Centre (RTC) Network

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

The Associate Director, RTC Network leads the University of London’s RTC support and development function. This role works closely with leaders across the University of London, Federation Members and RTC leaders to drive the business development and outreach to achieve enrolment growth and programme expansion. This pivotal role focuses on using data to support decisions related to identifying new programme opportunities, coordinating University support across careers, development and other UoL requirements. 

The primary objective is to establish strong relationships with the RTC network, coordinating events and communication across the University of London and its Federation Members and collaborating on strategies to increase RTC enrolment and protect UoL’s role as market leader. The post holder will establish an account management approach to support ensure a single point of contact across all of the various conversations and support requirements. 

This role works closely with the Director of Online Education, Director of Business Development, Director of Strategic Communications, Marketing and Recruitment, Director of Student Support, Director of Student Operations, Business Intelligence and Planning functions, Development, as well as Governance and Partnerships. 

 For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below. 

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply’ at the top of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 19 April 2024. 

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.