Director of Learning Development Services
Job Category Senior Management Vacancy Type Permanent Employment Type Full time Salary Other Competitive Salary Location Chelmsford / Cambridge Faculty / Prof Service Learning & Development Services Closing Date 16 / 01 / Ref No Documents
About ARU
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative,inclusiveand entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARUs research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific,technicaland creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UKs Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery,Healthand Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role
We are now seeking to appoint a Director of Learning Development Services (LDS). Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), the Director will provide strategic leadership for LDS, which includes ARU Distance Learning, Degrees at Work, and associated educational partnerships. This is an exceptional opportunity to drive the development of high-quality, flexible, and innovative learning delivery across apprenticeships, distance learning, and continuing professional development. The postholder will play a central role in shaping ARUs approach to lifelong learning, technology-enhanced education, and partnership growth, supporting our Education Strategy and the Universitys overarching mission of transforming lives through education.
The successful candidate will be an accomplished leader with experience of delivering large-scale educational programmes and partnerships in higher education or related sectors. They will bring strong commercial and strategic acumen, a deep understanding of the UK higher education and apprenticeship landscape, and the ability to lead diverse teams operating across complex regulatory environments. Excellent stakeholder management, creativity, and a commitment to ARUs values ambition, innovation, courage, community, integrity, and responsibility will be essential.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staffand volunteersto share this commitment.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
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