Job Description

Job reference:

002958

Salary:

Starting from 72,590 per annum

Closing date:

20/08/2025

Department:

University of London - Worldwide

Location:

London Stewart House

Employment type:

Fixed Term - 10 Months

Sub-Department:

Planning and Commercial

Hours Per Week:

35

The University of London

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.


We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.


The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.


Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

Working closely with other departments across the wider University, the Director of Planning and Commercial is responsible for leading the planning and business and commercial functions of the Worldwide department of the University of London and is part of the Worldwide senior leadership team.


The postholder will lead a diverse portfolio, balancing complex partnerships and contracts, service excellence with strong financial performance. The role requires a commercially astute, detail-orientated leader with a track record of delivering results in complex stakeholder environments.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application (by clicking 'apply for job' at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at

midnight 20/08/2025.

In person interviews are expected to take place on

02/09/2025

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting


The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.


The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.





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