JOB DESCRIPTION

The Chief Student Officer (CSO) provides strategic leadership to all student-facing University services and plays a key leadership role in ensuring that student success is at the heart of the University’s mission. A new role in the University, leading a newly integrated Academic and Student Services function, the Chief Student Officer is a key senior strategic member of the University’s extended executive group, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working collaboratively within a matrix management model.  The role will lead on the vision and strategy for, and the delivery of, crucial services underpinning student success at Cardiff Metropolitan University, from quality assurance, and teaching and learning regulatory compliance; to academic registry functions, including examination boards, graduation, student complaints and disciplinary processes; to student support, well-being and welfare advice and services, employability and careers service. You will have strategic responsibility for developing an outstanding end-to-end student journey across these varied functional areas, and occupy a highly visible and strategically important role, exerting influence, deploying insight, and demonstrating leadership in key areas of University and student life.

Core purpose of role
The Chief Student Officer is accountable for the student journey from enrolment to graduation, providing leadership to specialist service areas key to students’ academic achievement and personal development and growth at Cardiff Metropolitan University.  You will design, implement and deliver transformation for improvement across these service areas, embracing digital technology, financial and environmental sustainability, collaboration and partnership with internal and external stakeholders (including the Students’ Union), and innovative, highly effective models of service delivery. The CSO role has significant budgetary responsibility and line management of several team leads.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with all members of the University’s senior leadership, the CSO will be a significant contributor to the University’s overall financial, reputational and strategic success.

Key responsibilities and contributions

1. Lead the transformation of academic and student services, embedding a customer-focused, digitally led, culture while creating highly integrated single service with systems and processes that ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of delivery for students and student-facing staff.
2. Design, transform and lead a range of student welfare, wellbeing and intervention services to ensure that all students are supported to enjoy the best chance of success at the University, whatever their background, circumstances or needs, with due regard to best practice in EDI, Prevent and safeguarding duties.
3. Ensure that the University remains compliant with its Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), and advancing equal opportunities and fostering good relations between students and the University
4. Lead the mainstreaming of student voice throughout the activities of the University, realising the values and priorities of student-University partnership working and delivering on Welsh regulator (Medr) priorities.
5. Contribute to, and influence positively, senior colleagues to ensure that student success is at the centre of University design and delivery. This will involve significant engagement with colleagues at all levels.
6. Lead on management of student complaints, student disciplinary and wellbeing cases.
7. Build strong and effective partnerships with other teams across the University, to ensure that the interests of students are considered in all other strategies, projects and initiatives, maximising student success.
8. Continually advance and improve the University’s employability and careers provision in line with University KPIs.
9. Maintain and develop strong working relationships with other HEIs, external partners and the Students’ Union (SU) and elected representatives of the student body.
10. Manage the University student assurance functions to ensure that student record keeping complies with all data protection and other statutory requirements and to enhance confidence in the rigour of the University’s quality assurance processes.
11. Oversee and evaluate the impact of a range of activities designed to improve student retention and engagement, analysing university data and working with schools and professional services to promote activities.
12. Oversee appropriate arrangements for student data management, QAA, external assessment and reporting, examination boards, and students’ academic progress and learning outcomes, and continuously develop the performance of these teams against agreed outputs.
13. Lead the strategic development and operationalisation of student-facing learning support and skills services.
14. Ensure the University meets all its statutory and legal obligations towards external agencies and students in the area of student and education related administration.
15. Lead developments which enhance both student and academic administration and improve the student experience.
16. Lead the effective governance of budgets, planning and activities to ensure services and projects are appropriately prioritised and managed.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential qualifications / Professional memberships

• A relevant degree/ postgraduate qualification, and/or substantial and extensive professional experience demonstrating strong development and achievement in a series of progressively more demanding, influential and broad roles.

Essential experience, knowledge and skills

1. An in-depth understanding of, and strong commitment to, the landscape of Higher Education in the UK and Wales.
2. Demonstrable experience of designing, leading and implementing successful organisational and process change.
3. Substantial experience of managing student or customer facing operations in a complex, high-quality service (ideally in higher education), environment.
4. Experience of, and comfort with, working in a matrix organisational structure where there is a requirement to influence effectively without direct line authority.
5. Experience of leading teams and functions within a highly regulated and compliance-driven context.
6. A track record of mentoring and developing staff to maximise their performance.
7. Familiarity with the needs, challenges and characteristics of diverse student demographics, and demonstrable experience of developing services to meet those needs.
8. Ability to negotiate and work effectively with the University’s Student Union, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of partnership working for student success as well as the boundaries and responsibilities of each organisation.
9. Demonstrable experience of successful delivery on large-scale systems and process transformation for improved service-user satisfaction.
10. In depth understanding of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements relating to the Academic and Student Success service areas.
11. Experience of representing an institution to a broad range of external partners, regulators, and other organisations.
12. Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the HE sector and the challenges it faces.
13. Demonstrable level to think strategically and deploy resource to achieve strategic aims with maximum cost-benefit value.
14. Excellent judgement and creative thinking; ability to resolve complex issues and problems in a sensitive, innovative, student-focused way.
15. Strong communication skills, with the ability to be effective and engaging with different audiences, e.g. at Executive Group meetings, staff meetings, University Open Days, and Student Voice events.
16. A clearly demonstrable commitment to best practice beyond compliance in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
17. Integrity, collegiality, collaboration, empathy, and action-and-outcome-centred leadership, with proven ability to provide effect support to others dealing with complex and challenging case work.
18. Personal flexibility and resilience; a supportive approach that promotes a trusting and empathetic work environment.
19. Strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to challenge constructively while being attentive to dignity and respect for all at work and study.

Welsh language skill requirements

• The University has a strong and longstanding commitment to supporting and promoting Welsh language and culture, with many opportunities for staff to develop their Welsh language proficiency and take part in Welsh medium activities. For this role, Welsh language proficiency is desirable, but it is not essential.

Disclosure & Barring Service requirements

• This post does not require a DBS check.

Supporting information

The University is a dynamic organisation and changes may be required from time to time. This job description and person specification is not intended to be exhaustive.

The University is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct. Therefore, all employees are expected to have due regard for the impact of their personal behaviour and conduct on the University, students, colleagues, business stakeholders and our community. Each employee must demonstrate adherence to our Code of Professional Conduct. In addition, all employees should have particular regard for their responsibilities under Cardiff Metropolitan University’s policies and procedures.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The University Secretary is a level 3 role, acting with independence to ensure the University meets its legal, statutory and governance requirements.  The role reports into the Chair of the Board of Governors and has a dotted line into the Vice Chancellor.

Core purpose of role
The University Secretary is one of the senior officers of the University, with organisation-wide responsibility for governance, legal affairs and compliance assurance.

The post-holder will ensure that the Board of Governors and its committees are advised and supported at a senior level, that high standards of governance are maintained, and that business is conducted professionally, effectively and efficiently. The post-holder is responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements across a range of the University’s activities, working cross-functionally with staff in various teams to develop systems and reporting to give confidence to the executive that the University is and remains compliant. The postholder will ensure that the Vice-Chancellor, the Board of Governors and the University executive group are appropriately informed and advised on all matters relating to compliance, regulation and assurance. The role is key in maintaining the University’s good standing in governance, compliance, assurance and conditions of registration.

Key responsibilities and contributions

1. Act as University Secretary to Cardiff Metropolitan University, ensuring that the University conducts its business properly, effectively and efficiently
2. Provide oversight for the Head of Governance and Clerk to the Board of Governors in support of University and Board committees, including Academic Board and its committees, and in this role work with others to ensure:
   1. That the Board of Governors members are fully supported so they can fulfil their responsibilities.
   2. That the Board of Governors meetings and business are conducted satisfactorily, by working closely with the Chair of the Board of Governors, the Vice-Chancellor and University Executive Group.
   3. That meetings and business are conducted satisfactorily, by working with the Board of Governors’ committee chairs.
   4. That the Board of Governors is provided with authoritative guidance about its responsibilities and on how these responsibilities should be discharged under the Instrument and Articles of Government, the Regulations of the Board of Governors and Medr’s regulatory framework such legal and other advice as is requested by the Board of Governors is obtained.
   5. That the Chair of the Board of Governors, and where appropriate Board of Governors members, are advised and alerted in respect to any matters where conflict, potential or real, may occur between the Board of Governors and the Vice-Chancellor.
   6. That the Board of Governors and its committees adopt best practice taking account of HE sector and other guidance including the CUC Codes of Governance.
   7. Manage the communication of Board of Governors business to staff, students and stakeholders.

3. Manage the Instrument and Articles of Government of the University and the Board of Governors Regulations, ensuring that they remain fit for purpose and meet the needs of the University.
4. Across all aspects of the University’s business, advise on legal consequences and implications of proposed courses of action; ensure that contractual agreements entered into by the University do not expose the University to excessive risks, liabilities, or potential reputational damage; procure such external legal advice as may be necessary to meet this requirement.
5. Liaise as necessary with external stakeholders and organisations.
6. Working closely with senior managers across the University, take overall responsibility for the University’s systems and procedures for ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and funding requirements associated with its operations.
7. Working with relevant leads and staff across the University, provide assurance and oversight that the University has effective systems to ensure regulatory compliance in line with the University’s strategic and operational needs, including in relation to:
   1. Medr Regulatory Compliance
   2. Student matters (e.g., UKVI licence compliance, safeguarding, Prevent, Disclosure and Barring Checks, Competition and Markets Authority)
   3. Health, safety, and environmental compliance
   4. Information legislation (including Freedom of Information, Data Protection, Environmental Information)
   5. Research compliance (Human Tissue Act, ethical compliance, Research Council and other research funding requirements)
   6. Corporate compliance (e.g., Companies House, Charities Commission where appropriate)
   7. Business Continuity Planning
   8. Risk Management.

8. Develop systems to enable and ensure compliance and to support the reporting of management information on compliance.
9. Ensure on-going familiarity with changing requirements of statutory, regulatory, and funding bodies and to disseminate this information within the University as necessary.
10. Provide progress reports and management information to senior staff as appropriate to enable management action to address concerns.
11. Ensure that University stays in good standing with statutory, regulatory, and funding bodies.
12. Seek and maintain registration, certification, or approval of the University in accordance with needs of the University and changing requirements of statutory, regulatory, and funding bodies (not including programme accreditation requirements of professional or statutory bodies).
13. Cooperate with the supervisory authority and be the first point of contact for supervisory authorities and for individuals whose data is processed (employees, customers etc.).

14. Play a full role across a range of University’s activity as a senior manager in the University, working collegially and professionally with colleagues at all levels.
15. Manage staff and service areas as necessary in line with the University’s needs and the responsibilities of the role. Initially this means management of the following service areas: Represent the University externally and internally in line with the seniority of the role and the needs of the University.
16. Carry out such other duties as may be required, from time to time or on a regular basis, in line with the University’s needs and the seniority of the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential qualifications / Professional memberships

1. A first degree or equivalent qualification.

Essential experience, knowledge and skills

1. Significant experience in a senior governance and compliance role in a complex regulated sector.
2. Significant level of supporting Boards and Board committees.
3. Strong track record of leading, managing and developing individuals and teams.
4. A strong commitment and demonstrable ability to establish positive, collaborative relationships with others to achieve strategic goals and an ability to lead and work effectively in teams.
5. Ability to detect, de-escalate and resolve conflict in a timely and principled way.
6. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative and supportive relationships at all levels in an organisation.
7. Thorough knowledge of regulation and compliance, and best practice.
8. Excellent planning skills, allied to well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, and a track record of delivering on plans to achieve targeted goals.
9. The ability to represent the University through engaging effectively with and influencing positively external bodies and policy agendas.
10. A visible and positive role model of leadership within the University, embodying the University’s principles of dignity and respect for all at work and study
11. Significant experience of Executive-level or reporting to Executive-level leadership in a diverse, complex, fast paced organisation
12. Demonstrable experience of supporting Board level governance.
13. Detailed understanding of the role of governance in charitable or public sector organisations.
14. A detailed understanding of the UK higher education sector and Welsh sector regulatory and statutory requirements.
15. Understanding of compliance issues including data protection within large organisations.
16. Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to the Nolan Principles of public life.

Desirable

1. A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. management, higher education studies, law, operations management)
2. Senior leadership experience within the higher education sector
3. Relevant professional qualification: e.g. full member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA); qualified barrister or solicitor.
4. Knowledge of governance issues in the higher education sector, and the regulatory and legal arrangements for UK and Welsh university governance
5. Knowledge of the compliance requirements placed upon UK and Welsh universities by statute and by regulation

Welsh language skill requirements

• The University has a strong and longstanding commitment to supporting and promoting Welsh language and culture, with many opportunities for staff to develop their Welsh language proficiency and take part in Welsh medium activities. For this role, Welsh language proficiency is desirable, but it is not essential.

Disclosure & Barring Service requirements

This post does not require a DBS check.

Supporting information

The University is a dynamic organisation and changes may be required from time to time. This job description and person specification is not intended to be exhaustive.

The University is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct.  Therefore, all employees are expected to have due regard for the impact of their personal behaviour and conduct on the University, students, colleagues, business stakeholders and our community.  Each employee must demonstrate adherence to our Code of Professional Conduct.  In addition, all employees should have particular regard for their responsibilities under Cardiff Metropolitan University’s policies and procedures.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Cardiff Metropolitan University is seeking a talented, innovative and expert Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the University Executive Group. The postholder will have responsibility for financial stewardship of the University, including the development of financial strategy and the provision of expert advice to underpin delivery of our academic vision and mission, growing the University’s financial resilience for continued success. As a senior strategic leader, you will be key to the University increasing its financial sustainability and adapting to challenges while delivering on our ambitious vision for the future of teaching, learning and student success, research and innovation with impact, and civic engagement that makes a positive difference to our communities.

The Chief Financial Officer is a new position for the University, reflecting the importance of strategic commercial and financial leadership as the institution delivers on the ambitions of its Strategy 2030. The CFO will report directly to the Vice-Chancellor while working closely with the University’s wider senior leadership and with the Board of Governors as a member of the University Executive Group. You will also have direct responsibility for the day-to-day running of the University’s financial service areas. You will have a solutions-focused approach to strategic financial planning, driving an ongoing positive impact on the University’s operations.

You will lead on modelling, analysis, planning and improvement of our financial position, while mitigating risks, providing innovative solutions and grasping opportunities. As CFO, you will engage with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences at all levels from Board members to junior staff, and you will therefore possess highly effective written and oral communication skills that motivate and inform with clarity and strategic purpose. You will provide constructive feedback on a regular basis to direct reports; and you will undertake performance management and personal development planning to ensure high-level performance is delivered and career development is supported within the finance teams, so that the evolving needs of the University are met.

You will be comfortable and experienced in executive-level leadership in large, complex organisations. You will have in-depth professional knowledge, insight and experience of current financial, accounting and audit practices and regulations; of public sector duties and responsibilities including an understanding of how to work with Medr, the Welsh HE sector’s regulator; and you will have demonstrable commercial insight leading to successful income growth, with an appropriate appetite for risk. You will fully adhere to all requirements of confidentiality and the Nolan Principles of public life.

Core purpose of role
To provide broad commercial and financial leadership and direction to the University in order to drive, deliver and support the University’s strategy for sustainable growth and development in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. As a key member of the University Executive Group, contribute to the overall management and direction of the University. To hold overall accountability for the delivery of key aspects of finance professional services, ensuring high quality and value-added services are provided to the University to contribute to the achievement of its strategic vision.

Chancellor can fulfil their duties as the University’s Accountable Officer responsible to the Welsh Higher Education regulator, Medr, both for adherence to regulatory requirements and for the long-term sustainability of the organisation. This is a new and transformational role for the University, with the expectation of leadership of service transformation for increased agility and cost effectiveness. The incoming CFO will lead service change across financial services and will contribute strongly to the University’s programme of transformation towards a renewed business model that supports delivery on the ambitions of Strategy 2030.

Key responsibilities and contributions

1. Be the financial point of contact for the Vice-Chancellor, University Executive Group, Academic Board and Board of Governors to help support the development and leverage of new initiatives that better place the University to meet its strategic objectives and enhance its reputation, developing vision, direction and objectives while ensuring the highest standards of financial management, risk management, and accountability.
2. Take responsibility for the development and delivery of a business strategy for the University which facilitates effective strategic planning and investment decisions while promoting best practice in the stewardship of financial resources.
3. Take responsibility for the strategic management and leadership of our financial services, ensuring excellent service delivery aligned to the University’s strategy.
4. Working with relevant University senior leaders, ensure clearly defined objectives, performance and quality targets and continuous improvement mechanisms are defined for all areas of the CFO role’s responsibilities.
5. Ensure the Vice-Chancellor, University Executive Group, Academic Board and a range of University leaders are provided with accurate, timely, easily accessible financial information required for planning, resource allocation and strategic decision making.
6. Report regularly in accurate and accessible ways on the financial position and performance of the University in a variety of internal and external fora.
7. Provide high-level advice and guidance to the Board of Governors, Vice-Chancellor, University Executive Group, Academic Board and University leaders on financial strategy, financial risk and strategic deployment of resources, ensuring compliance with institutional, legal and regulatory requirements.
8. Ensure the integrity of the University’s financial, procurement, and information services systems and procedures; ensure the provision of such information as may be required by the Board of Governors’ Audit Committee.
9. Be a key contributor of business insight in the development of effective working relations and partnerships with local government, and Welsh and UK Government departments and agencies, and other key political and external bodies through high-level interaction, negotiation and relationship management in pursuit of the University’s strategic objectives to ensure that the University is positioned to the best advantage.
10. Represent the University at local, regional and international events and meetings, and on external bodies and committees as requested by the Vice-Chancellor.
11. Produce high-quality papers, management notes and other documentation for Senior leaders and University and Governing body meetings, committees, and briefings.
12. Support the commercial leadership of the University’s revenue-generating activities and in the identification of new commercial opportunities which provide viable income sources able to improve financial sustainability.
13. Assume responsibility for the delivery of major institutional projects relating to areas of responsibility as requested by the Vice-Chancellor.
14. Work closely with senior staff in Governance, Compliance and Risk to achieve effective policies and arrangements for risk management, for disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
15. Attend and chair key University committees as requested by the Vice-Chancellor.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential qualifications /Professional memberships

• A relevant degree and professional accountancy qualification (eg, CPA, CA, CMA, CIMA)
• Membership of a recognised accounting professional body

Essential experience, knowledge and skills

• An outstanding track record of achievement as a senior level finance professional within a large complex organisation which has led to demonstrably positive changes in that organisation’s effectiveness, financial sustainability, influence and reputation.
• A strategic mindset with evidenced ability to achieve improved financial sustainability and income growth, and experience in successful organisational change and development.
• Politically astute with the skills to develop productive relationships with government agencies, a wide range of funders, and other key external bodies.
• Highly developed skills in financial and resource planning at a strategic level, the capacity to take the long-term view in envisioning the future of the University in and beyond the context of the strategic plan.
• Ability to influence and shape the strategic delivery of services within key professional services areas.
• Significant expertise in leading, developing and motivating large multidisciplinary teams and ensuring key targets are met within resource constraints.
• Capacity to work collaboratively, foster co-operation with and influence internal and external partners.
• Ability to generate commitment to financial best practice from non-financial stakeholders.
• First-class negotiation, communication and analytical skills.
• Sound judgement and an engaging, collaborative style that aligns with the University’s values.
• Experience of successful service change, efficiency and modernisation, with insight into the interplay of manual and digital processes, systems, and transformation to achieve this.

Welsh language skill requirements

• The University has a strong and longstanding commitment to supporting and promoting Welsh language and culture, with many opportunities for staff to develop their Welsh language proficiency and take part in Welsh medium activities. For this role, Welsh language proficiency is desirable, but it is not essential.

Supporting information

• The University is a dynamic organisation, and changes may be required from time to time. This job description and person specification is not intended to be exhaustive.
• The University is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct. Therefore, all employees are expected to have due regard for the impact of their personal behaviour and conduct on the University, students, colleagues, business stakeholders and our community. Each employee must demonstrate adherence to our Code of Professional Conduct. In addition, all employees should have particular regard for their responsibilities under Cardiff Metropolitan University’s policies and procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service requirements

• This post does not require a DBS check.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost is a new senior academic leadership role within Cardiff Metropolitan University. A key member of the University Executive Group reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, the DVC-Provost will be responsible for strategy and delivery of the University’s academic vision, mission, and strategy in teaching, learning and student success. You will be an innovative driver of improvement and change, a dynamic and creative leader with an established track record of senior academic leadership, and a strong vision for the future of teaching and learning in the changing higher education landscape in Wales, the UK and globally. The postholder will have a significant track record of delivery of effective, positive strategic change projects in teaching, learning and student success.

The DVC-Provost will provide leadership to the Executive Deans of School and the Dean of Teaching and Learning and will work in strategic cooperation with the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and Pro Vice Chancellor for Business, Civic and Global Engagement, in order to ensure delivery on the ambitions of the University’s Strategy 2030.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost also deputises for the Vice-Chancellor across all academic executive functions, and plays a significant role representing the University locally, nationally and internationally according to business need. The postholder will demonstrate a detailed understanding of the regulation of higher education in Wales.

The role is available on a five-year term, renewable for a further term according to performance and business need, with a base professorial role in a discipline of broad relevance to the University’s subject areas. You will therefore bring an established profile as an academic leader in education and research with the requisite academic skills, experience and reputation to operate with strong academic credibility in a progressive, distinctive, high impact academic environment.

Core purpose of role
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost leads on the vision and strategic development of the University’s academic portfolio and student experience, delivered through physical and digital environments. The role combines the academic and professional responsibilities for developing a dynamic, high-performance culture across all matters relating to teaching capability and innovation, enhanced learning and assessment, graduate employability, learning skills and resources, and outstanding student outcomes.

You will have high levels of academic credibility and be able to engage colleagues at all levels, as well as the business insight to collaborate in design and delivery of efficient and effective services, complex initiatives, and high-value projects. You will also have a strong, evidenced track record of education leadership, as well as management experience commensurate with being part of a high performing university executive team. Outstanding written and oral communication skills, a collaborative working style, and a data-led approach to decision making are essential, as is the ability to influence, inspire, think creatively and exercise sound judgement under pressure.

Key responsibilities and contributions

1. As a member of the University’s Executive Group, to play a full part in shaping the overall strategic direction of the University and implementing the University’s policies, processes and strategies.
2. To provide expert academic leadership and act as a role model for all staff engaged in teaching, learning and student success.
3. To provide the University with up-to-date insights, expertise, intelligence and understanding of key issues in the development of tertiary and higher education, nationally and internationally.
4. To act as an ambassador for the University, ensuring that it is highly regarded in all matters relating to teaching, learning and student success.
5. To advise the University Executive Group and the Governors on all matters relating to teaching, learning and student success and the composition of the student population, paying particular attention to national and international student recruitment and widening participation trends, and to equalities data and strategies.
6. To provide strategic leadership and oversight on all matters relating to quality assurance, regulation and compliance in teaching, learning and student success.
7. To provide leadership and support to the University in enhancing its domestic educational partnership activity (FE partnerships, degree apprenticeships, short courses and CPD).
8. To lead strategic development and effective implementation of new approaches to attract, excite and retain students with the potential to succeed from diverse backgrounds; widening access to the University’s programmes and developing innovative delivery models for adult, part-time and foundation learners.
9. To build and manage relationships with Welsh and UK government policy makers and regulators to influence and shape the development of policy relating to student education, ensuring that the University is well-positioned to respond effectively.
10. To lead the University’s response to the development and implementation of future Welsh and UK national assessment frameworks: raising teaching standards still further; providing a strong focus on graduate employability and student wellbeing which draws on the experience and expertise of alumni and employers; ensuring that current and prospective students have the information they require to make informed choices; and extending access programmes to new high quality entrants.
11. To line manage the Dean for Teaching and Learning and Executive Deans of School.
12. To promote innovation, including the development and adoption of new and flexible modes of learning and the use of new and emerging educational technologies and hybrid and online learning.
13. To work with student representatives, to ensure a wide range of student voices and views are involved in developing partnership working with learners, ensure that the University meets the needs and aspirations of current and future cohorts of students.
14. To work in a matrix with relevant professional services leaders to oversee the provision and continuous improvement of student health and well-being services.
15. To develop a culture of trust, transparency and respect with all staff engaged in student education and success, ensuring a focus on academic excellence and the principles of equality and inclusion.
16. To engage fully in the University’s annual planning and funding round to ensure that all student education related activities are properly considered in line with the agreed strategy and that a set of measurable targets are in place to track progress.
17. To undertake any other duties agreed from time to time with the Vice-Chancellor.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential qualifications / Professional memberships

• An earned doctoral level qualification and related academic and/or professional qualifications, accreditations or fellowships.
• An excellent academic profile and standing that meets the University’s criteria for the award of Professorial title.

Experience and knowledge

• Proven ability to operate effectively as a senior leader with demonstrable achievements at that level in a university setting.
• A proven track record of leading the delivery of strategic, transformational change while maintaining and enhancing the performance and quality of existing provision.
• A proven track record of managing people and performance to deliver improvement across key institutional metrics.
• A proven track record of managing strategic projects resulting in successful delivery of agreed outcomes.
• Evidence of external advocacy and representational work and the credibility to deputise for the Vice-Chancellor.
• A full understanding of the Welsh higher education system and related policies (desirable).
• An understanding of, and due regard for, the importance of the Welsh Language in the culture and values of the University and its community.

Skills and competencies

• The emotional intelligence to influence and operate across matrix management structures and processes.
• The ability to reflect, to exercise considered judgement and to ensure that all decisions made and implemented have been adequately consulted on and communicated appropriately to relevant stakeholders in ways that reflect the values of the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills, a collaborative leadership approach and the proven ability to identify and nurture talent within an enabling culture.
• Highly developed ambassadorial skills with the ability to represent and promote the University externally across business, industry, government and the education sector including schools, colleges and other higher education providers.

Welsh language skill requirements

• The University has a strong and longstanding commitment to supporting and promoting Welsh language and culture, with many opportunities for staff to develop their Welsh language proficiency and take part in Welsh medium activities. For this role, Welsh language proficiency is desirable, but it is not essential.

Supporting information

• The University is a dynamic organisation, and changes may be required from time to time. This job description and person specification is not intended to be exhaustive.
• The University is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct. Therefore, all employees are expected to have due regard for the impact of their personal behaviour and conduct on the University, students, colleagues, business stakeholders and our community. Each employee must demonstrate adherence to our Code of Professional Conduct. In addition, all employees should have particular regard for their responsibilities under Cardiff Metropolitan University’s policies and procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service requirements

• This post does not require a DBS check.