Skills
Essential
- Emotionally intelligent with people-centred leadership skills.
- Commitment to equality of opportunity for all.
- Strategic thinker, with effective analytical capability to facilitate conceptual thinking, innovation and creativity.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, combined with the ability to attract leading scholars to the Business School as well as collaborators from business, industry and the public sector.
- Excellent research skills.
- Ability to delegate and manage a number of competing demands.
- Flexible and willing to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Ability to exercise judgement, make decisions and take appropriate risks (which are in the best interests of the School and the University).
- Solutions focused.
- Good ambassadorial
Desirable
- Skills in coaching and developing others in best practice techniques
Knowledge and experience
- Significant experience of working in a business/management school with an international reputation in terms of research, teaching and accreditation.
- Experience of working in a senior leadership role within a business/management school, including experience of working effectively with the senior leadership of a university.
- Experience of managing change effectively to deliver improved performance.
- Well-developed networks within the business and management community at national and international levels (e.g. with Chartered Association of Business Schools, European Foundation for Management Development, AACSB, etc.
- Experience of successfully managing staff, with the ability and drive to lead, motivate, develop and manage the performance of a team to achieve high performance.
- Evidence of a collegial and inclusive approach to management.
- Experience and capability to act as a role model in the areas of research and teaching as appropriate.
- Knowledge of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion matters.
- Ability and drive to plan and lead the delivery of research and teaching programmes and to develop sources of funding.
- A sustained track record in publishing internationally excellent, peer reviewed journal articles in a relevant field, including at REF 4* level.
- Sustained track record of teaching excellence.
- In addition to the essential criteria stated above the applicant must also be able to show evidence a minimum of 3 of the 5 criteria below:
- Experience in leading the design of research techniques and methods.
- Previous experience and success in raising and managing grants and contracts.
- Proven experience of developing/implementing innovative teaching and learning experiences.
- Experience of delivering high quality student experience in the teaching and learning discipline.
- Experience of effective engagement with large and small business organisations
Qualifications, certification and training
- PhD in a relevant discipline
Desirable
- Fellowship/ membership of a relevant professional institution.
- A teaching qualification.
Expectations and behaviours
The University has developed a clear set of core expectations and behaviours that our people should be demonstrating in their work, and as ambassadors of the University’s strategy, vision and values. The following are essential to the role:
Valuing people
Role models the highest ethical standards to cultivate a collaborative workplace that develops talent and enhances wellbeing, whilst also balancing the needs of the various stakeholders.
Taking ownership
Translates the vision into a strategy for own area, enabling people to take the right action for the wider organisation. Can resolve complex problems, balancing the needs of varied stakeholders.
Forward thinking
Always has the overall strategic goal in mind, manages to stimulate agile and forward thinking in others, motivating them and giving them the confidence to drive for continuous improvement.
Professional pride
Goal is to be best in class; ensuring this can be achieved in line with long term strategy regardless of short term challenges. Supports people to do what is best for both the organisation and the department.
Always inclusive
Promotes how collaboration and positive partnerships are essential to success, constantly looking ahead to explore how to involve other potential stakeholders.