Position: Head of Programme
Salary: £57,759 – £60,798 per annum (pro-rata for 21 hours per week)
Contract Type: Fixed term or secondment until 31 July 2025
Hours: 21 per week
Location: Hybrid/London WC1H 9HF (Flexible working with 40% office-based)
Join the ACU!
We are seeking a dedicated Head of Programme to lead and manage the ACU’s role in delivering a UK government mobility scheme, collaborating with various UK partners. As one of the largest and most diverse international university networks—uniting over 400 universities in more than 40 countries—we are committed to harnessing higher education to improve lives and drive sustainable development across the Commonwealth and beyond.
Role Overview:
This pivotal role requires outstanding project and risk management skills, utilizing suitable tools to monitor and report on progress, dependencies, and risks, thereby ensuring confidence among the ACU senior team and partners. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to work swiftly on multi-partner projects and will collaborate with teams across External Affairs, People and Culture, Finance, Programmes, and International Mobility. You will lead a dedicated team comprising three ACU staff, four senior assessors, and 24 assessors to manage assessment processes, delivering on the programme’s policy objectives. You will report to the Head of Programmes and International Mobility and keep the ACU Leadership Team and partners updated regularly.
Who We Are Looking For:
Project Management:
- Extensive senior-level project management experience with relevant qualifications
- Expertise in risk management
- Familiarity with theories of change, logical frameworks, and project monitoring and evaluation
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines under pressure
IT:
- Strong knowledge of relevant IT/software, such as Excel
- Expertise in data visualization and reporting for senior leadership
Financial Management:
- Solid financial skills with experience in budget creation, monitoring, and reporting
Leadership/Team Management:
- Proven ability to lead, empower, and motivate teams, fostering a high-performance culture
- Demonstrated capability to work efficiently with a results-oriented approach
- Strong personal accountability and clarity in communicating responsibilites to others
- Strategic thinking with foresight on actions impacting partners, customers, and colleagues
- Advocacy for integrated shared services and cross-team collaboration
What to Expect:
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission. We value the wide range of perspectives that individuals from varied backgrounds contribute to our success. Learn more about our commitment to these principles on our website.
We invest in our people and foster cultures where everyone can thrive. Our benefits package includes:
- 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part-time), and 4 Christmas closure days
- Generous pension scheme with a 5% employee and 10% employer contribution
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Charitable giving through the Give As You Earn scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Sabbatical leave
- Immediate eligibility for flexible working requests
Application Details:
- Closing Date: 20 November 2024 at 09:00 AM
- Interview Date: 29 November 2024, in person at our Woburn House offices.