HEFCE Head of Higher Education Observatory
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
Head of Higher Education Observatory
Salary c£65,000 plus pension
Location: Bristol
London (with regular attendance required in Bristol)
Distributing public money for higher education to universities and colleges in England. HEFCE works in partnership to promote and fund high quality, cost effective teaching and research to meet the diverse needs of students, the economy and society. The Council is establishing a higher education observatory to monitor and act on the all encompassing effects of policy and funding reforms on students and institutions.
The post holder will play a critical role in establishing and providing leadership for the observatory.
The Role
Overall strategic and operational leadership of the observatory positioning it as an independent, authoritative voice on key issues ranging from student participation levels to the impact of an increasingly competitive education market
Provide medium to long term analysis and commentary of the sustainability and public benefit provided by the English HE system in addition to ensuring the observatory analyses information and turns it into meaningful intelligence
Work in partnership internally and externally to compile the observatory’s first ever three-year strategic work programme, in turn developing key relationships with HEFCE’s current and future key stakeholders
The Candidate
Demonstrable understanding of the Higher Education sector combined with a keen appreciation of the current and future horizon; ability to apply economic concepts and principles to policy issues
Strong track record of leading a new policy concept through its stages of development and implementation, in turn leading a team through inspirational motivation to achieve team and organisational goals
Expert communication and relationship building skills to foster strong working collaborations with both internal and external stakeholders; first class oral/written skills combined with an understanding of statistical and modelling techniques to carry out analysis and present meaningful findings
Closing date for applications is Thursday 8th November at 10am
Head of Higher Education Observatory
Salary c£65,000 plus pension
Location: Bristol
London (with regular attendance required in Bristol)
Distributing public money for higher education to universities and colleges in England. HEFCE works in partnership to promote and fund high quality, cost effective teaching and research to meet the diverse needs of students, the economy and society. The Council is establishing a higher education observatory to monitor and act on the all encompassing effects of policy and funding reforms on students and institutions.
The post holder will play a critical role in establishing and providing leadership for the observatory.
The Role
Overall strategic and operational leadership of the observatory positioning it as an independent, authoritative voice on key issues ranging from student participation levels to the impact of an increasingly competitive education market
Provide medium to long term analysis and commentary of the sustainability and public benefit provided by the English HE system in addition to ensuring the observatory analyses information and turns it into meaningful intelligence
Work in partnership internally and externally to compile the observatory’s first ever three-year strategic work programme, in turn developing key relationships with HEFCE’s current and future key stakeholders
The Candidate
Demonstrable understanding of the Higher Education sector combined with a keen appreciation of the current and future horizon; ability to apply economic concepts and principles to policy issues
Strong track record of leading a new policy concept through its stages of development and implementation, in turn leading a team through inspirational motivation to achieve team and organisational goals
Expert communication and relationship building skills to foster strong working collaborations with both internal and external stakeholders; first class oral/written skills combined with an understanding of statistical and modelling techniques to carry out analysis and present meaningful findings
Closing date for applications is Thursday 8th November at 10am
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