Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE COLLEGIATE UNIVERSITY ONLY





The University is seeking to appoint a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) from 1
September 2025 to provide leadership across the University and externally in
respect of Oxford’s educational provision, which is a key component of its
academic mission.





The University aims to continue to provide a distinctive and exceptional
education for undergraduates and both taught and research postgraduate
students, characterised by the close contact of students with distinguished
scholars in supportive collegiate and departmental communities, and to make
that education available to students who have the ability to benefit from it,
from all backgrounds. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) will take a major
responsibility for the delivery of the University’s activities in this regard,
against the background of an increasingly financially constrained and tightly
regulated environment, in collaboration with the University’s colleges, the
academic divisions, and the Department for Continuing Education.





The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) is one of several fractional positions
with specific responsibilities. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors will be responsible
for taking forward the strategic priorities agreed in the final Strategic Plan
2025-30, as well as providing senior leadership for the policies and strategy
in their remit. They will have ultimate accountability for the delivery of
strategic objectives within their portfolio. This will include setting
objectives for, and strategic leadership of, the professional services
supporting their activities.





As the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education), you will chair the University’s
Education Committee which sets the educational philosophy, policy and
standards, and the Education Portfolio Committee which oversees the
University’s digital systems in support of education. You will act as the
University’s lead for admissions and widening participation, and for ‘student
experience’, including careers, student health and welfare. You will advise
the Vice-Chancellor and Council on all aspects of teaching and learning
activity, taking into account the national and international spheres in which
the University operates.





To apply for this role, you should have the ability to lead the implementation
and evolution of the University’s strategy on teaching and learning by working
effectively with senior colleagues and administrative offices across the
collegiate University. You should have experience and understanding of
collegiate teaching, and the ability and academic standing to gain and retain
the confidence of the academic community as a whole. You should possess
excellent collaborative and negotiating skills which will enable you to act as
a positive advocate within Oxford and to external bodies. You should be able
to demonstrate advanced administrative experience, including of chairing major
committees effectively.





For more information please see the further particulars (below). Informal
enquiries should be directed to Jonathan Roger on
jonathan.roger@admin.ox.ac.uk.





The closing date for applications is **12:00 UK time on Tuesday 27 May**.