You will take the lead in coordinating and delivering a wide range of engagement initiatives, including high-profile events, communications activities, and enterprise activities that support the School’s strategic priorities. You will be responsible for managing and enhancing the School’s digital presence, ensuring SharePoint, internal communications, and social media platforms provide clear, engaging, and compliant content that showcases achievements and opportunities. Working collaboratively across the School, you will build strong relationships with academic and professional services colleagues, senior leaders, and external stakeholders to drive engagement and partnership activity. You will develop and deliver an annual communications and engagement plan, while also providing guidance and support to colleagues on digital tools and content best practice. Through effective project management, you will oversee multiple priorities simultaneously, using data and analytics to monitor performance, measure impact, and continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of all engagement and communication activities.
You will be responsible for ensuring a centralised, robust approach to monitoring, evaluating and reporting on key educational policies that drive student equity, experience and outcomes. This includes supporting the delivery of UAL’s APP, contributing to preparations for the Teaching Excellence Framework 2028 (TEF) and informing the ongoing development of the University’s Education Strategy. Working in partnership with colleagues from across the University, they will oversee intervention-level evaluation plans and strengthen the University’s capacity for robust data analysis using both internal and external data. The role will involve monitoring and evaluating progress against APP targets, working closely with the University Central Planning Unit (UCPU) to strengthen data tracking across access and student success. You will also lead on the development of plans for the publication and dissemination of APP evaluation, and play an active role in senior-level discussions on the development and review of institutional policy in line with UAL’s Education Strategy, providing expert insight into evaluation and impact reporting.
You will provide clear strategic leadership for education across the University, ensuring that NTU continues to deliver academically rigorous, inclusive and future-focused courses that support student success. Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor and President and working as a member of the University Executive Team, the role will lead the development and delivery of NTU’s education strategy, including learning, teaching and assessment, academic quality, student outcomes, digital learning, portfolio development, employability, student voice and the wider student experience.
Dr Emma Thompson, Head of Enhancement, University of Southampton
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Matt Griffin, Programmes and Communications Officer, Causeway Education