Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean (Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine)

Faculty Office

Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our staff and students.

About You

With a passion for creating an environment for outstanding student experience and a compelling, yet achievable, vision for the future of the Faculty of Health Social Care & Medicine, you will be an exceptional and credible academic leader with a distinctive leadership style that brings people along with you. You will possess excellent teamworking, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead and develop staff within a rapidly growing faculty.

In support of the strong and welcoming culture at Edge Hill University, you will model and uphold positive leadership and management behaviours, promote agile and innovative responses to the internal and external environment, and encourage cohesive, collaborative working to strengthen relationships with Faculty and University stakeholders.

About the Role 

In this key Executive role, you will have autonomy for all aspects of the strategic direction of the Faculty and its future positioning in regional, national and international contexts. Reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor and working as part of the 7 strong executive team (known as Directorate) you will have opportunity to help shape the wider University’s strategic objectives. 

As PVC/Dean, you will apply your strategic understanding of higher education to expertly drive and balance priorities for teaching and research excellence, playing a key role in refining the Faculty’s partnership base and meeting the needs of external stakeholders.

Rewards/Benefits

Working at Edge Hill means working in a distinctly empowering environment, where culture and collaboration are valued above traditional process-driven thinking. This is a workplace where you can really make a difference.

As a senior colleague at Edge Hill University you will have access to a generous pension scheme, with optional corporate healthcare and extensive development opportunities.

About Us

“A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education. 

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire,  Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: John Cater, Vice-Chancellor at john.cater@edgehill.ac.uk

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society