As our Principal and Chief Executive, and Accountable Officer, you will drive a transformational agenda that reimagines the role of tertiary education in Scotland.
In this vital role, you will:
Provide Visible, Visionary and Inspirational Leadership
- Deliver, alongside your senior management team and the College’s Board of Management, the Board’s bold vision that positions the organisation as a leader in innovation, excellence, and sector-wide collaboration.
- Demonstrate outstanding ambassadorial skills and political astuteness, with the ability to represent and elevate the College externally across the wider education sector, government, business and other key partners.
- Underpin organisational activity with robust governance, steadfastly ensuring the College adheres to all relevant protocols, statutes, and national standards.
- Develop and maintain an effective and meaningful working relationship with the Chair and with members of the wider Board, supporting and working alongside all other members in fulfilling its duties and ensuring good governance, effective decision-making, and appropriate scrutiny of the College’s business.
Elevate the Student Experience
- Enhance and deliver an outstanding student experience and exceptional student outcomes in all aspects, including teaching, support, environment, facilities and social engagement.
- Drive innovation in learning in learning and teaching and instil a high-performance approach in everything we do.
- Instil a global mindset and expand offerings to maximise opportunities for students and staff.
- Lead the development of education, research, innovation and engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including the student body, staff, and current and potential external partners.
Drive Business Development
- Ensure financial resilience by expanding from the reliance on Scottish Government funding, creating sustainable business models and generating new revenue streams through innovative income raising strategies.
- Explore untapped markets and develop new revenue streams with innovative, responsive and competitive offerings that meet the future skills demands of Scotland’s economy and beyond in the UK and internationally.
- Engage and inspire stakeholders, reinforcing and strengthening the College’s influence on regional and national economy.
- Progressively bolster relationships with government officials, policymakers and funders; corporate and international partners; alumni networks; and community leaders to amplify the organisation’s reach and impact.
Nurture our People and Culture
- Champion excellence, inspire agility, creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement across the multi-campus college community, underpinned by the College’s values and behaviour frameworks.
- Assure wellbeing and engagement in the workforce, inspiring a culture of deep connection and commitment across the organisation, and ensure that sufficient supports are in place for health and wellbeing.
- Lead and shape our culture to have a diverse, collaborative, empowered and highly engaged and productive workforce.
- Ensure the college community is prepared for a period of transformation and innovation during challenging and uncertain times.
