Chief Academic Transformation Officer

University of Bradford; Bradford; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Bradford invites applications for a senior executive post responsible for educational transformation, reporting to the Vice-Chancellor and sitting on the University Executive Team. The role leads Strategic Priority 1 (Students First) and shapes the academic portfolio to raise student success and satisfaction.

You will drive data-informed improvements, influence across faculties and professional services, and lead the Teaching Excellence team to deliver measurable improvements in

Qualifications

• Senior academic leadership in a large and complex organisation.
• Track record of educational transformation.
• Evidence of improving student experience and educational performance.
• Led significant educational change, brought colleagues with them and delivered tangible results.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the majority of Strategic Priority 1 (Students First).
• Lead a step-change in student success, experience and educational performance, with a focus on NSS outcomes and the TEF Gold ambition.
• Reshape the educational offer into a coherent, distinctive, high-performing model covering continuation, completion, satisfaction, belonging, employability and graduate outcomes.
• Turn data, insight and student evidence into measurable improvement using leading and lagging indicators, intervening where performance falls short.
• Lead the strategic development of the academic portfolio, balancing student demand, quality, professional relevance and financial sustainability.
• Identify innovation in digital, flexible and non-traditional modes of education.
• Set strategic direction across faculties and professional services, engage academic communities and strengthen accountability for delivery.
• Lead academic quality, standards, educational assurance and regulatory confidence.
• Provide strategic leadership for teaching and learning and the Teaching Excellence team.
• Contribute to institution-wide leadership as a member of the University Executive Team and to delivery of Strategy 2035.

Job description

University of Bradford invites applications for a senior executive post responsible for educational transformation, reporting to the Vice-Chancellor and sitting on the University Executive Team. The role leads Strategic Priority 1 (Students First) and shapes the academic portfolio to raise student success and satisfaction.

You will drive data-informed improvements, influence across faculties and professional services, and lead the Teaching Excellence team to deliver measurable improvements in