The opportunity
Throughout its history LSBU has transformed lives, communities, business and society through applied education and research. Today, we are a leader in professional and technical education and we aim to compete in our chosen fields with the best such institutions in the world. Through our Group we are able to offer pathways through secondary, further and higher education, including as a leading provider of higher and degree apprenticeships. Alongside the rest of the Group, we are redoubling our commitment to providing applied education that ensures our students graduate not just with professional and technical knowledge that is relevant to today’s employers, but with the skills and experience of how to apply that expertise in the workplace. We recognise that to achieve this and be internationally competitive we need to ensure we are structured in the correct way internally to be able to continue to produce provide a class-leading student experience, produce excellent student outcomes, grow relevant research, and further strengthen and deepen our relationships with business in order to assure our continued applied, real-world impact that helps mitigate educational inequality.
Reporting to the Provost, Professor Tara Dean, the Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Transformation) will be a member of the University’s Management Board and, as such, will play an important role in the management of the University. They will hold a central role in reviewing our teaching and research portfolio and structure, ensuring that we have the right institutional structure and that our approach and resources across the institution and wider Group are co-ordinated; they will also have an important role in helping us to develop our new corporate strategy, which is due to be in place from Autumn 2025.
About you
We are looking to appoint an inspiring individual who not only understands and nurtures our heritage and what makes us unique, but who can work with the University and wider Group community to celebrate and build on our strengths and achievements, with a call to action from the appointee to work as a change agent to support us in forging, and take leadership in driving delivery of, an ambitious path forward.
The successful candidate will be a champion and advocate for the positive contribution the University make as a civic university, and equally, they will share our values and have the ability to engender a diverse, inclusive and respectful University environment and influence and maintain positive relationships with all of our key stakeholders.
About us
London South Bank University (LSBU) is a modern, dynamic university with a long history of leading the way in applied education and practice-led learning. With over 17000 students and 2000 staff from over 130 countries, we work together to foster the development of graduates, ready to address business and societal challenges.
Our fantastic campus in central London is based around the historic, vibrant, and unique Elephant and Castle in the best student city in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2023). We also have specialist health campuses in Croydon and Havering.
We are highly commended as an Outstanding Entrepreneurial University (Times Higher Awards, 2022) and ranked fifth in the world for Reducing Inequality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2022). We are proud that our graduates are the highest paid amongst all London modern universities one year after completing their course (LEO, 2022).
Our culture
Turning passion into purpose
Our ambition is to create educational pathways that empower people of all backgrounds and talents to realise their aspirations, add to the knowledge base, and contribute their skills and drive to wider society.
To realise our ambition, we need people with energy, courage and imagination, who are enthused by our vision and recognise our values as theirs; people who bring ideas to enrich our approach to learning, research and innovation; collaborative people who love creating and spreading knowledge; brilliant people who seek growth and yearn to make a positive, personal difference.
At LSBU, you will get to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic culture, which is fuelled by purpose, built around people, and is genuinely diverse. You will be trusted and recognised for your unique contribution.
You will be part of a great team, turning your passion into purpose.
The closing date for applications is 16th February 2024 at 11:59pm.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place in the week commencing 19th February 2024.