Admissions Reform Lead - Gloucestershire, United Kingdom - UCAS

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General information:


Reference :001074


Publication start date :27/01/2023


Publication end date :10/03/2023


Post Description:

Admission Reform Lead


Vacancy location:


Location:

South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill - Hybrid


Vacancy details:


Job Profile:

Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs - Strategy and Reform


Title:

Admissions Reform Lead


Contract Type:

Full Time


About us:


About UCAS:

UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

We're a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year.

We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do.


Business Unit description:

The Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs business unit turns UCAS' data, insight and expertise into impact.

Teams in the unit (Strategy and Reform, Policy, Public Affairs, and Data Research and Reporting) work together to develop and maintain external stakeholder relations and a data-led evidence base to ensure that UCAS has a credible and influential voice in higher education access, progression, and admissions matters.

The Unit's interests include all forms of higher education, including apprenticeships and options for international students.

This shapes internal and external UK policy, and underpins UCAS' Corporate Strategy and measurement of success against our strategic objectives.


About the role:


Contractual Hours:

35.00


About the role:


Working closely with the Head of Strategy and Reform, the core purpose of the role is to oversee delivery of UCAS' student-centered programme of reform as UCAS continues to develop and transform the admissions journey in line with the ambitions of its Corporate Strategy, Discover Your Future.


Alongside these responsibilities, the Admissions Reform Lead will advise the Head of Strategy and Reform and Director of Strategy, Policy, & Public Affairs on relevant reform related issues facing UCAS.


Coordinate and input into UCAS' stakeholder engagement with customer groups and third sector charities and organisations to gain insight and intelligence to support the ongoing direction of reform.

Lead a cross business virtual team to deliver the programme, working closely with colleagues across all UCAS business units.


Agree, set, and monitor progress against metrics to evaluate the success of the programme, reporting these across the business as appropriate.

Support the identification of key partners to advance the programme's objectives, working to establish relationships where UCAS can advance the mission through partnerships


Please see full job spec attached

Skills, qualifications, and experience:


  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Experience of management of UK Higher Education Admissions, for example within a Higher Education Provider or a related sector organization, where an in depth understanding of the UK HE admissions landscape and processes is required.
  • Experience of using insight, trend analysis, and contextual understanding both organisationally and nationally, to make recommendations regarding strategic direction
  • Proven experience of endtoend project delivery and change management
  • Strong experience of managing without authority and the ability to lead and influence others outside of their direct team, working within a matrix structure.
  • Readiness to anticipate change and drive improvement in project delivery processes and tools to meet business and user needs.
  • Comfortable in questioning the status quo with a creative yet pragmatic approach to problemsolving.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills, when engaging with all levels, within a matrix environment.
  • Ability to write and present persuasively.
  • Possesses tenacity, drive and a proactive approach to recognise, intercept and address challenges early.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key project
- stakeholders to establish support and minimise resistance to the change.

Please see full job spec attached


Package:


Salary - up to £53,000

30 days annual leave, (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays)


Flexibility - UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy

A
generous pension scheme

Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with
Perkbox
Internal
training and development

Subsidised gym and café
Be
rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme
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