Principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Location:  Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Salary:  Competitive Salary
Posted On:  Thursday 25 November 2021
Closing Date:  Monday 10 January 2022
Reference:  112021-529

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is a world-class institution providing exceptional education and training for the musicians, actors, stage managers and performers of the future. It is a top 50 QS World Ranking in Performing Arts. It is a one of five academic institutes in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, Birmingham City University. Our outstanding facilities attract the best and brightest students to Birmingham, along with internationally renowned performers, practitioners, researchers and teachers.

Following the successful tenure of Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, the vacancy for the post of Principal arises at a time of major opportunity to take the RBC to the next stage as a world leading diverse and inclusive Conservatoire. Located in a new state of the art building at the University’s city centre campus, RBC is home to an outstanding suite of digital media facilities and includes the Birmingham School of Acting.

We are looking for an inspiring and creative leader with an outstanding track record of achievement in a relevant academic or related industry environment, who can bring current and forward-thinking ideas at the cutting edge of the sector and harness the wide-ranging strengths of RBC to articulate a clear and compelling vision.

Importantly, the Principal will deliver an inclusive and diverse agenda that enables RBC to be for Birmingham and contribute to the cultural life of the city. Our Principal will be recognised for excellence and quality in education, performance and research globally and for attracting a diverse and international student community. The Principal will be expected to deliver a mission to develop a financially sustainable, interdisciplinary, internationally-recognised and educationally excellent RBC for the twenty-first century with strong industry links and employable professional musicians and actors.

BCU will be assisted in this appointment by global executive search firm Perrett Laver.

For more information and to apply please visit our partner website here .

The closing date for applications is midnight GMT on Monday 10th January 2022.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: [email protected]