Job Title
Deputy Dean – Recruitment and Innovation
Location
Birmingham
Salary
£36,701 per annum pro rata of £73,402 per annum
Job type
Permanent, 18.50 hours (Job Share)
Role Overview
Are you a professional, innovative leader with a proven track record of delivering impactful higher education student recruitment strategies? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking an ambitious and experienced Deputy Dean – Recruitment and Innovation to join the senior leadership team within the School of Health, Life Sciences and Education. This role is offered as a job share, working in close partnership with the existing Deputy Dean for Curriculum and Innovation whose primary focus is curriculum development.
This post will have a clear and strategic lead on recruitment, providing an exciting opportunity to shape and grow the School’s student community.
Responsibilities
- Develop, drive and deliver the School’s student recruitment strategy
- Support the development of innovative, employer‑focused and future‑ready curricula
- Engage closely with internal colleagues and key external partners to enhance the School’s profile, reach and impact
- Play a pivotal role in strategic planning and operational delivery
Qualifications
- Significant experience within higher education
- Strong understanding of recruitment markets and partnership working
- Clear commitment to educational excellence and student success
- Ability to work within a collaborative leadership environment
- Motivated by innovation and widening participation and student opportunity
- Experience or relevant job titles such as Dean, Head of University, University Head, Uni Head, University Lead, Education Manager, Education Dean, Campus Dean
Additional Requirements
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Benefits
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 38 days’ paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme – 28.6%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology home and cycle
- Heavily-subsidised on‑site car parking in central Birmingham
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free on‑site gym membership
Closing Date
Sunday 24th May 2026
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