Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 17 August 2025
Newcastle University is a thriving international community of 29,600 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 140 countries worldwide, studying at our main campus in Newcastle, Newcastle University in Singapore and Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia.
As Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global, reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, you will play a key part in the continued success of the University by leading our Global Strategy. You will be responsible for:
1. Providing academic leadership across the University global portfolio of activity enabling the University to achieve its vision and strategy;
2. Ensuring key deliverables are achieved in relation to the Global strategy and the wider University strategy;
3. Developing global initiatives and partnerships that will enhance research, student experience and employability, and international student recruitment;
4. Providing strategic oversight of our global campuses and international partnerships;
5. Ensuring our commitments to Environmental Sustainability and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the forefront of all that we do;
6. Ensuring the University’s guiding principles and aspirational values are firmly progressed and embedded.
You will have an outstanding track record of successful and impactful leadership within a global portfolio. You will have evidence of building excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders, nationally and internationally, to deliver significant development and enhancement of University Business. You will have a track record of action for positive change in fostering cross-cultural and global mindsets in an organisation, and building equitable and mutually beneficial research and education partnerships that can change the world for the better. You will also possess the ability to set a strategic vision for a large-scale, complex organisation and to translate strategy into action with excellent advocacy and prioritisation skills, communicating strategy and inspiring trust through an open and consultative style.
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Formal interviews will be held on 30 September & 01 October 2025
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 28241