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Appointment of
Provost
and Deputy
Vice-Chancellor
Shape our future
nottingham.ac.uk
Contents
03 Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor
04 About the University of Nottingham
07 University strategy
09 Education and student experience
10 Transforming, teaching and learning
11 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
12 Careers
13 Outstanding research
15 Driving growth
16 Nottingham Potential
17 Our campuses
18 Life in Nottingham
20 The role
21 Person specification
22 How to apply
2
Welcome from
the President
and Vice-
Chancellor
Thank you for your interest in the post of engaged in the communities in which we are based, with
a fully rounded learning experience and outstanding
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, a employment opportunities. We put our students at the heart
leading role in our organisation. of what we do, unlocking their potential and preparing them
to shape the world for the better.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to help lead
Nottingham through its next stage of development. With Our reputation as one of the world’s leading universities are
ground-breaking initiatives such as Digital Nottingham, reflected in our UK campuses, each outstanding in its own
Universities for Nottingham, a new estates development right, which provide an exceptional learning and research
framework, this is truly an exciting time to be joining us. The environment. Campuses in Ningbo China and Semenyih
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor will support strategic Malaysia, developed to respond to an increasingly global
planning and lead on operational planning and academic higher education context, give us a truly global footprint and
resources, providing strategic leadership within the add a unique aspect to the role of Provost and Deputy Vice-
University and in delivering the institutional strategy. They Chancellor.
will also have responsibility for line managing the 5 Faculty
Pro-Vice Chancellors. We believe that diverse teams deliver the highest quality
teaching, research and student experience. We are looking
The role will be challenging but you will be working with for someone who is committed to the university’s values
talented and highly motivated people , committed to of inclusivity, ambition, openness, fairness and respect and
creating an inclusive environment for all and we are has a strong desire to support us in developing a community
confident we have the infrastructure, people and capacity that values diversity and fosters cultural humility. We
to embrace change and realise our ambition. In line with therefore welcome applications from high quality candidates
the university’s mission, the Provost and Deputy Vice- whose backgrounds, experience and identity broaden and
Chancellor will be an empowering and inspiring leader, with enhance the diversity of our existing leadership team.
an outstanding track record of academic achievement and This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference at
an ability to manage complex stakeholder groups from all the University of Nottingham and I look forward to receiving
backgrounds your application.
We have an engaged and collaborative academic body
recognised for excellent research breadth , with a bold
strategic plan for research and knowledge exchange,
culminating in the year of the REF. We have built a platform
to invest in and lead areas of globally recognised research. Professor Shearer West
Nottingham is also home to high-achieving students, President and Vice-Chancellor
3
About the University
of Nottingham
Our staff are world-class too. Nottingham academics
We are a pioneering institution have won two Nobel Prizes – for medicine and for
that provides an exceptional economic sciences. We have pioneered a new model
for international education and with campuses in the
research-led education (TEF UK, China and Malaysia, we have created a unique
learning environment and are acknowledged as a
Gold), and an outstanding student leader in the internationalisation of higher education.
experience. We currently have We have five faculties: Arts, Engineering, Medicine
more than 46,000 students, and Health Sciences, Science, and Social Sciences.
Ranked 8th in the UK for research power (REF 2014),
including 11,500 studying at our our work contributes to real, lasting, positive change
international campuses, and more around the globe. The University’s professional and
support departments contribute to the effective
than 9,000 overseas students running of the University and encourage its growth
and success, nationally and internationally.
studying at our UK campuses.
Details of faculties and schools can be found here.
Information on the University’s Professional Services can
be found here.
4
Founding Principles A Partner in Collaboration
The University of Nottingham was founded on a Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell
compelling vision that education can transform lives, Group of universities in the UK, and a member
has great social and economic value and should of Universitas 21 through which we continue to
be accessible to everyone who can benefit from find new ways of collaborating across borders,
it. This vision continues to anchor the educational such as the annual U21 Ingenuity Challenge.
ethos of our University and drives our strategy.
Our new University Strategy articulates the vision, values
But further enhancement and innovations are vital to and goals that are shared across our global community
ensure our success continues – increasing competition for and will guide our research, teaching and operations
students means we must review and refresh the design, over the long term. It was the result of an extensive
delivery and assessment of programmes on a continuous consultation with staff and students on all our campuses,
basis. Teaching and learning remains core to the providing us with an ambitious and positive approach.
University’s activities, recognised with the award of Gold
status in the inaugural Teaching Excellence Framework. That spirit of collaboration underpins our refreshed
civic agenda – Universities for Nottingham – which
brings together the combined strength of Nottingham’s
A Pioneer in International Education two world-class universities for the benefit of our
The University of Nottingham is a globally engaged place, people and communities. Working with local
university that is committed to making a difference partners we aim to improve levels of prosperity,
by solving problems and improving lives. We are one opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for
University in many countries, having founded the first UK residents and the communities that unite us.
overseas campus in Malaysia in 2000 and the first UK
university campus in China in 2004, as well as delivering For more information on our Universities for
off-campus courses and having offices around the Nottingham initiative please click here
world. More than 150 countries are currently represented
by those who study and work with us, and we aim to
A sustainable institution
engender a global mindset among our staff and students.
We’re doing everything we can to reduce our carbon
As a university without borders, our established impact and enact real positive change to fight the
campuses in three countries afford Nottingham a unique climate emergency. The University of Nottingham is
opportunity to explore what it means to be a leading ranked third in the world in a list of the most sustainable
British university not only at home but also abroad, universities. The UI Green Metric, produced by the
conducting cutting edge research across more areas, Universitas Indonesia, is the only university ranking in
and providing a quality UK higher education to many the world that measures each participating university’s
more students than would otherwise be possible. commitment in developing an ‘environmentally friendly’
infrastructure. The rankings look at six indicators:
Whether it is collaborating on delivering solutions to setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change,
global research challenges or co-delivering innovative waste, water, transportation, and education.
taught programmes, we also strive to develop meaningful
and productive partnerships with leading institutions Since first taking part in 2010, Nottingham has
across the globe. More than half of our research outputs consistently been placed in the top four. More than
involve an international collaboration, and we have 900 universities from 84 countries took part in the
teaching partnerships with over fifty universities. 2020 rankings. In March 2020 the University joined
other leading UK institutions in declaring a climate
emergency. Our university strategy puts sustainability
at the heart of the institution’s core goals and we
are committed to joining the city of Nottingham in
its ambitions to become carbon-neutral by 2028.
To read more on the Universities’
sustainability plans please click here.
5
Digital Nottingham Our Structure
In 2021, we launched our ground-breaking new The University of Nottingham is a corporation formed by
programme to support economic activity, attract Royal Charter and holds charitable status. The University
investment and boost skills in the city. is governed by two main bodies, Council and Senate,
and day- to-day management of the University is the
Digital Nottingham will use the very latest research responsibility of the University Executive Board.
expertise in data science, technology and artificial Further details on the governance and management
intelligence in partnership with local stakeholders in skills of the University can be found here on our website.
and business to help solve local challenges across the city,
while providing opportunities for growth and regeneration.
New partnerships have already been announced with
KPMG to use the power of big data and machine
learning to inform business decision-making, as
well as with the UK’s leading technology venture
builder, Blenheim Chalcot, to link the city’s next
generation of scale-up businesses to expertise
which can help them innovate and grow.
Digital Nottingham is driven by a vision of collaboration
that will enable individuals and organisations
to benefit from the new capabilities of digital
technology and data science - from data-driven
policymaking, health research and investment
planning to the myriad ways that digital products and
innovations bear on social, cultural and work life.
To read more around digital Nottingham please click here.
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University Strategy
The University of Nottingham was founded on the vision improving lives. We are We are stewards of a pioneering
and philanthropic spirit of Jesse Boot who, in 1928, and entrepreneurial tradition of creativity and innovation
donated the land that is now University Park. The vision
of a university devoted to discovery, enterprise and the In all we do, we value: Inclusivity, as a community where
advancement of the human condition, combined with his everyone can contribute and be appreciated for who
lifelong commitment to improving health and wellbeing, they are; Ambition, setting the highest standards for
remains intrinsic to the culture of the University today ourselves and our work and supporting each other to
and will continue to underpin our future purpose. achieve them; Openness, adopting a straightforward and
transparent way of communicating with each other and
We have inspiring campuses in three countries, with the world, championing the free exchange of ideas;
energising us to be a globally engaged university that is Fairness, where our decisions and actions are consistent,
also committed to making a difference in our cities and impartial and ethical; and Respect, where we have regard
regions. We empower and support students and staff for each other’s rights and feelings, and demonstrate
to collaborate in learning, scholarship and discovery this in our behaviour, treating each other with kindness.
across all realms of knowledge, solving problems and
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The University Strategy is underpinned
by seven strategic goals:
Solving Problems and Improving Lives. We Fostering Creativity, Discovery and Experiment. We
will solve problems and improve lives through will foster an appetite for enterprise and creativity,
education, research and knowledge exchange of celebrating new discoveries, tackling societal
the highest quality, through application to local challenges and equipping our students with the
and global challenges and through preparing curiosity, entrepreneurialism and emotional intelligence
our students to lead rich and fulfilling lives, to enable them to be innovators and problem solvers.
thriving in the rapidly changing world of work.
Contributing to Sustainable Development Goals. We
Supporting Potential. We will recruit students and staff will make an outstanding contribution to supporting
with the highest potential and a desire to succeed, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
and we will support them to ensure they achieve (SDGs), with a special emphasis on environmental
their goals. We will work with local communities in sustainability, supporting the City of Nottingham’s
our region and beyond to identify and encourage desire to be a net zero carbon city by 2028.
people who would benefit from our education.
Embedding Collaboration in all that we do. We
Developing the Campus Experience. We will will be a university without borders, reaching
cherish the natural environment and beauty of out to our students, to our alumni and to our
our campuses and develop them deliver a secure civic partners, industry, governments and
and inclusive environment that supports the citizens to ensure our research and education is
wellbeing of the community; an education that developed in collaboration with our stakeholders
is more than a degree; and a rich and stimulating and recognised for the benefits we provide.
social, cultural and sporting life, open to all.
Cultivating a Global Mindset. We have a global
perspective and will evolve further our principle
of being one university with campuses in To view our last strategic review
three countries, cultivating a global mindset statement please click here
among our staff and students and providing an
To view our most recent
international experience for everyone, whether
strategy please click here
or not they leave their local campuses.
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Education and Student Experience
Vision
Education unlocks potential and transforms lives. That’s We achieve consistently outstanding outcomes for students
why we are committed to teaching of the very highest from all backgrounds, in particular with regard to retention
quality and a student experience that stays with our and progression to highly skilled employment and further
graduates for a lifetime. By putting our students at the study. The benefits for our students of studying at a large
heart of the University, we unlock their potential and teaching-focused and research-intensive university
prepare them to shape the future. Ensuring that our are clear and reflected in our core strategy to provide
students receive an outstanding research- engaged excellence in education and the student experience.
educational experience has always been and will continue Systematic delivery in this area has been achieved through
to be the focus of our efforts. They must be prepared the University’s Transforming Teaching Programme,
and equipped to shape that world for the better: that is commended by the UK Quality Assurance Agency which
at the core of our commitment to teaching excellence. stated that it “…has a central role and is particularly
effective in enhancing the student learning experience.”
A Nottingham education and experience is shaped by:
A wide range of courses with superb potential
for combining different subjects to foster
interdisciplinary learning and understanding;
A unique international dimension, with a large
international student and staff community;
Our outstanding parkland campuses
in the UK, Malaysia and China.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We’re home to a beautiful campus and where everyone
can belong and thrive – that’s why we’ve been awarded
an Athena Swan Charter Silver award for our commitment
to gender equality, progression and success for all staff.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are vital for
our student and staff community (including all
apprentices studying with us). We support a wide
variety of activities, from short-term working groups
focused on specific issues to wider initiatives
to help develop training for all staff. The Pro-Vice-
Chancellor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and
People, Professor Linehan, is responsible for helping
shape our EDI and People strategy and ensure
that best practice is shared with everyone.
To read more about our equality, diversity
and inclusion agenda please click here.
11Careers
Our graduates are now entering a world of astonishing derived from co- curricular and extra-curricular activities.In
economic, social and technological change. the UK, 9308 students have engaged with the Nottingham
They emerge as global citizens – highly sought- Advantage Award since its inception in 2008-09.
after due to their blend of knowledge and skills, and
a strong sense of entrepreneurship, community We now have more than 400 modules, including a number
and social responsibility. 84% of our graduates go of Students’ Union led activities; the NAA team works closely
on into highly skilled careers or further study. with the SU Employability Development Manager to support
these modules. As part of the University’s commitment to
As one of the top 70 universities for graduate employability developing its students as socially responsible citizens, we
worldwide, we’ll help you get anywhere and everywhere offer significant opportunities to contribute to widening
you want to go. We consistently rank in the top five participation activities, many of them with local schools
universities targeted by leading employers according to and colleges.
Graduate Outcomes 2021, and are a world top 40 choice
for employers in the QS World University Rankings. Employers play an important role in the NAA. Organisations
such as Boots, Experian and Save the Children lead their
A particular objective of the Careers and Employability own modules, while others, like Teach First and the English
Service is to ensure students acquire knowledge, skills and Federation of Disability Sport have helped with mock
attributes that are valued by employers and that enhance interviews. More than 90% of last year’s Award graduates
their personal and professional lives. Crucial to this is thought that it had helped them to prepare for employment
the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA), which offers with awardees highlighting improved communication,
undergraduates a range of vocationally-related modules teamwork, commercial awareness and interpersonal skills
separate to their degree programme to encourage them
to make the most of their time at University and gain For more details please click here.
recognition for the personal and professional learning
12Outstanding research
Vision and investment This unprecedented level of funding will support 100 early
career fellowships throughout the University over the next
We believe research can shape the future. We bring five years. Through our six Beacons of Excellence, we’re
together talented, passionate and dedicated people championing responses to today’s global challenges –
striving to deliver excellent research to solve today’s ending slavery and food poverty, transforming healthcare,
global challenges - research that transforms lives and digitalizing and enabling sustainable production,
shapes societies around the world. Our pioneering spirit and revolutionizing transport around the world.
delivers sustainable solutions to the biggest challenges of
the 21st century, and to support this goal we are making Our excellent facilities and equipment, libraries and
a significant investment in a new Research Vision. professional services are dedicated to supporting
our researchers and translating their discoveries into
Our Vision is to deliver research excellence across applications with real impact for people across the world.
academic disciplines, at all the University’s campuses.
We are building on our successes and further raising
the quality of research across all our research Interdisciplinary research
priorities, supporting research leaders and ensuring
that as a research-led University we continue to
Our five interdisciplinary Global Research Themes
produce research of the very highest quality.
and our flagship institutes draw upon our university’s
strengths: our ability to focus the depth and range of our
At the heart of the new Research Vision is a major
research, international and business partnerships and,
investment programme, with particular areas of focus
not least, the inspirational people who are dedicated
including:
to driving innovation that will ultimately change lives.
six Beacons of Excellence
Our Research Institutes:
world-class researchers and teams
Biodiversity Institute
industrial collaborations
Energy Institute
international collaborations
Institute for Aerospace Technology
transdisciplinary research
a world-class research environment
Our five interdisciplinary Global research themes
the University of Nottingham World Institute are: cultures and communications, developing
sustainable societies, digital frontiers, health and
wellbeing and transformative technologies.
Find out more about our world changing research here.
13Impact partnerships and the commercialisation
With over 2,800 dedicated researchers and 3,000
postgraduate research students innovating and of intellectual property across the University. We are
collaborating to shape the future, our work contributes to involved with 35 Doctoral Training Programmes and lead
real, lasting, positive change around the globe. In the 2014 25 of these. The programmes deliver high-level academic
Research Excellence Framework, Nottingham was ranked and skills training for our postgraduate students.
eighth in the UK on a measure of ‘research power’ which These are our flagships of doctoral training, innovative
takes into account both the quality of research and the research and engagement with business and industry.
number of research-active staff who were included in the
REF return. The 2021 REF submission has been submitted We ontinue to build research capacity and capability
and we will look forward to viewing the results come May. at both campuses in Asia, and our academics
work across three different but complementary
Knowledge exchange national contexts. Examples include the Crops for
the Future initiative in Malaysia, which facilitates
We have a long reputation for transformative the adoption of under-utilised crops, and in
fundamental and translational research, taking findings the establishment in China of the International
and discoveries from the desk or laboratory and Academy for Marine Economy and Technology.
creating practical uses and products that improve
people’s lives. The Nobel Prize-winning work of Sir Peter
Mansfield on imaging, developing and using MRI is an Collaborations and partnerships
excellent example of both. We have also enjoyed record
The University of Nottingham was founded on the
levels of continued success in gaining grant funding,
philanthropy of Sir Jesse Boot and his inspiring vision
alongside a superb track record in doctoral training.
that science and industry should combine for social
and economic benefit. Now,our research spans
With the increasing emphasis on delivering impact,
many industry sectors across the globe, including
knowledge exchange has never been more important to
medicine, computing, manufacturing, energy and
our future sustainability. We are aiming to consolidate
sustainable housing. Building international and
our position as a UK leader in knowledge exchange,
industrial collaborations with an increased focus on
with an aim to double income from industry over
commercialising our research, and working with industry
the next five years, and setting bold new targets for
partners to gain access to increasingly competitive
knowledge exchange performance internationally.
funding, are vital elements of achieving our vision.
Knowledge exchange is firmly established as a key
We are known for being entrepreneurial and innovative,
feature of the research lifecycle, and this builds on a
and for working in partnership with a range of bodies to
strong tradition going back to the roots of the institution.
do research and commercialise discoveries, working with
This includes early work with Boots on drug discovery at
household names like Rolls-Royce, Shell and AstraZeneca
the start of last century; ground-breaking applications
of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in healthcare;
We work together with a very wide range of local,
technological discoveries that have been applied in the
regional, national and international partners on joint
manufacturing and aerospace sectors; and research
research and knowledge exchange activities. These
which has influenced government policy-making.
include collaboration with the NHS through the
Institute of Mental Health and Biomedical Research
Research and Innovation Services provides vital
Units at the local level, partnering with other Midlands
support for research staff. It leads our drive to
universities through the Midlands Physics Alliance and
achieve research excellence with impact, including
Midlands Energy Consortium, and the development
doctoral training activities through the Graduate
of major partnerships at national-level in Brazil (in
School, and supports knowledge exchange, business
Drug Discovery) and leading institutions in China
14Driving Growth
Through our connections to industry, the jobs we The Midlands Engine
create and the students we welcome from around
the world, the University contributes £1 billion to the A major fund designed to drive cutting-edge research,
UK’s economy. Every single year. It drives economic innovation and skills, the Midlands Engine for Growth
growth regionally and nationally, bringing the world was launched in 2015 with significant backing from the
to Nottingham and Nottingham to the world. We Chancellor of the Exchequer. Through the Midlands
produce extraordinary talent and drive growth Engine, the Government aims to raise the long-term
through a globally connected network of unrivalled growth rate of the region, create hundreds of thousands
academic, research and industrial collaborations. of new jobs and add £34 billion to its economy by 2030.
The University is a key player in these developments.
The University’s research innovation services team
is the primary gateway for businesses seeking to Midlands Innovation, a partnership comprising the
improve their competitive advantage, and leads on University of Nottingham and five other leading
the delivery of knowledge exchange and impact. universities across the region, is also helping to drive this
vision. Working collaboratively with regional, national
Staff focus on key account management with our and international partners, it is playing a pioneering
industrial partners, SME-specific initiatives, interactions role in growing the Midlands further as a high-skilled,
with local and central government, commercialisation hi-tech, globally-focused economy and improving the
of intellectual property, business development in Asia quality of life for communities throughout the region.
and management of the University’s Innovation Park.
Midlands Innovation aims to drive cutting-edge research,
innovation and skills development that will grow the
high- tech, high-skilled economy of the Midlands and
the UK. Work is in progress to build global hubs of
research and innovation excellence, from engineering and
transportation to medical science and the humanities.
15Nottingham Potential: Widening participation,
enrichment and support
Nottingham Potential plays an important role in Nottingham Potential is successful in these aims
supporting attainment, complementing the work of and, given the scale of uptake of our services,
teachers and schools in specific areas of learning. We the programme makes a major contribution
consult with other local universities and third-sector locally including through our three Nottingham
organisations to ensure our services are complementary Potential Centres, based in the community,
and collectively contribute to our shared aim of helping which provide vital after-school Academic Support
young people across the region reach their potential. sessions (for students aged 7-18) and Focus Programme
Nottingham Potential aims to: theme-based study days for partner schools.
engage young people in education and The central Widening Participation Team works actively
develop a curiosity for learning; with over 160 schools, from primary schools through to FE
colleges. The University is proud of the scale and breadth
raise young people’s awareness of higher education;
of our engagement and of the contribution to aspirations,
provide information, mentoring and practical educational engagement and progression it represents.
‘taster’ experiences to help learners make informed
decisions about their educational progression.
16Our Campuses
Campuses in three countries The campus in Ningbo provides accommodation,
sports facilities and a shopping street, and is close to
We are proud of our award-winning campuses, both at the central business district. The campus has almost
home and abroad, and continually invest in the University’s 8,000 students, undergraduate and postgraduate, with
grounds, buildings and facilities. Developing and managing around 650 international students from 60 countries.
the University’s environment is at the heart of our values,
ensuring that the student experience and environmental Key research areas include the marine economy and
sustainability remain firmly on the University’s agenda. technology, sustainable energy technology, global finance,
Sino-Foreign universities, international finance, fluids and
The University of Nottingham has something especially thermal engineering and creative and digital cultures.
strong to offer in regard to its estate, with University
Park consistently ranked amongst the best and UNNC management comprises Professor Yang Fujia,
most beautiful in the UK (most recently 8th in a THE former Chancellor of The University of Nottingham
Student piece), and the Jubilee, Sutton Bonington, and President of UNNC, and the Vice-Chancellor.
King’s Meadow, and the Medical and Hospital sites, Professor Chris Rudd, Provost and Pro-Vice-
together with the Ningbo and Malaysia campuses, Chancellor oversees growth and development.
offering distinctive and state of the art facilities.
The development of the new city campus on the Malaysia campus
Castle Meadow site holds tremendous potential,
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus opened
complementing the campus experience with a city
in September 2000. It was the first branch campus of a
presence that will not only benefit students but
British University established outside the UK – earning the
also bring about exciting new opportunities for
distinction of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2001 and
engagement with the city and the local community.
the Queen’s Award for Industry (International Trade) 2006.
To read more about our new campus click here:
The purpose-built campus opened in 2005 and
provides on- campus accommodation, good sports
Beyond this we have a number of exciting capital
facilities, and a multi- level library, as well as state-
developments in train (click here for more information),
of-the-art teaching and learning facilities. The
and have recently launched a bold new estates
campus has more than 5,000 undergraduate and
development framework to ensure campuses are
postgraduate students from 65 different countries.
digitally enabled, sustainable and welcoming and
accessible to all. More details can be found here.
Research areas include the major Crops for the
Future programme, Asia Pacific Studies, Sustainability,
China campus Islamic Finance and Communication and Cultures.
The University’s strong links with China resulted in UNMC is led by Chairman YM Tengku Tan Sri Dato’
an invitation to become the first foreign university to Seri Ahmad Rithauddeen Bin Tengku Ismail, and the
establish an independent campus, under legislation Vice- Chancellor. Professor Graham Kendall, Provost
passed in China in 2003. UNNC is in Ningbo, an historic and CEO, has overall responsibility for all academic
city on China’s eastern coast close to Shanghai, and operational aspects of the Malaysia Campus.
and has been developed in partnership with the
dynamic and innovative Wanli Education Group. More details on all our campuses can be found here.
17Life in Nottingham
In the heart of England, Nottingham is a vibrant There is plenty to see and do in Nottingham, including
and versatile city, rich with heritage and culture, shopping in one of the UK’s best cities for retail
embracing creativity and originality. Nottingham soaking up some of the best arts and culture around,
has a long history shrouded in drama, mystery and making the most of the outstanding sporting facilities –
myth. The city has a legendary heritage, from the for players and spectators – and enjoying easy access to
world-famous outlaw Robin Hood to literary giants beautiful open spaces. The city has won thirteen straight
Lord Byron and DH Lawrence. In 2015, Nottingham Purple Flag Awards for safe and exciting nightlife.
was awarded UNESCO City of Literature status.
There is a wide range of competitively priced
Home to around 750,000 people and the East Midlands’ property available in the city and in surrounding
premier commercial, retail, financial and business centre, towns and villages as well as a good choice of
Nottingham plays a distinctive role in the UK’s national schools and excellent recreational facilities. Aside
and regional economic growth. The city is rapidly from the University’s award- winning campuses,
developing and benefiting from major infrastructure Nottingham boasts an array of open green spaces.
and regeneration projects, in which the University Centrally located, Nottingham is in easy reach of most of
is playing a vital part. It is also part of the UK’s Core the country by road, rail and air. Nottingham’s compact
Cities Group, those cities that have been identified by city centre, pedestrianised streets and excellent bus,
the Government as powerhouses of the economy. tram and cycle network make it easy to get around.
To read more about living in Nottingham, please click here.
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The Role
Job Title: Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
School/ Department: Reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor,
and working closely with members of the
Job family and level: Research and Teaching Level 7 University Executive Board, the Provost and
Location: University Park Campus Deputy Vice-Chancellor will lead on strategic and
operational planning and academic resources.
The role will require a collaborative approach with
academic and Professional Services, as well as
with the leadership of the University’s overseas
campuses in China and Malaysia.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategic leadership: Embedding internationalisation:
To work with the President and Vice-Chancellor in To work with the Provosts of University of
providing strategic leadership within the University Nottingham Ningbo China and University of
and delivering the University’s strategy Nottingham Malaysia Campus, as well as the
PVC Global Engagement to ensure a joined-up
To lead on strategic and operational planning
approach to Nottingham’s Global Strategy
and advice to the President and Vice-Chancellor
on strategic investment and disinvestment and
the distribution of academic resources
Sustainability:
To oversee activity that will grow the University’s
income to ensure continued investment for growth, To ensure the future sustainability of the University
with particular focus on the size and shape of the by leading on programmes of change as directed
student population and portfolio development. by the President and Vice-Chancellor
To support the President and Vice-Chancellor in
shaping the University’s response to the changing
Outstanding research and education: policy agenda and implications of broader changes
that affect the sector, such as geopolitical challenges,
Provide line management to the five Faculty Pro-
Covid-19 recovery and regulatory reform
Vice-Chancellors (Arts, Engineering, Medicine &
Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences)
To work with Faculty Pro-Vice-Chancellors Effective organisation and governance:
to ensure a highly engaged academic staff
group, encouraging creative initiatives To chair a number of key committees
including Planning and Resources Committee
To work with the PVC (Education and Student and Promotions Committee
Experience), PVC (Research and Knowledge
Exchange), PVC (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) To work with the Chief Financial Officer and
and Faculty PVCs to ensure that through the delivery lead on all aspects of the strategic planning
of world changing research, excellent teaching and cycle, co-ordinating the development and
an outstanding student experience we improve implementation of academic planning issues
our competitive position, nationally and globally To ensure that diversity and inclusion is
To work with the heads of professional services integral to the culture of the University
in the University to ensure issues that cross To act on behalf of the President and Vice-
the academic and professional services Chancellor across a range of delegated
boundaries are addressed effectively internal and external matters
20Person Specification:
Skills Ability to contribute to institutional policy
development across all the major issues facing a
Inspirational leadership and management skills, highly ranked research intensive university
including a commitment to high performance
and continuous improvement Accomplished record in strategic and business
planning, including development of strategies with
Proven influencing skills and the ability to demonstrable success in raising performance
represent the University’s interests in policy
debates at local, regional and national level Experience of leading on or facilitating/
equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives
Effective change leadership with evidence of
engaging productively with a range of stakeholders Can evidence examples of advising on or making
including excellent written and oral communication decisions about both investment and disinvestment
skills and crafting complex messages
Excellent motivational and team-building skills
Qualifications, certification and training:
A strategic and analytical approach to financial Management
Professorial or equivalent standing, with a
A positive energy capable of uniting diverse research reputation and profile commensurate
stakeholders to deliver common goals with a senior academic leadership role
Will embody and espouse Nottingham’s Evidence of continuous professional development
core principles and values
The University of Nottingham is focused on embedding
equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. As
part of this, we welcome a diverse population to join
Knowledge and experience: our work force and therefore encourage applicants
Breadth and depth of Higher Education experience from all communities, particularly those with protected
necessary to deputise for the President and Vice-Chancellor characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
in a wide variety of areas. With a global outlook and focused
on the future of higher education in an international context The University is a signatory of the Declaration on Research
Assessment (DORA). As such we commit to focus on
A thorough knowledge of the key planning issues impacting the scientific content of publications (where requested
the Higher Education sector (including international context) or provided as part of the recruitment and selection
A proven track record in the Higher Education process) as a basis for review of quality, and consideration
sector of positioning an institution/division/ of value and impact of research conducted, rather than
operation for future success any proxy measures such as Journal Impact Factor.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and empathy with
the pressures of disciplines other than their own
Expectations and behaviours Professional pride: Goal is to be best in class;
ensuring this can be achieved in line with long
The University has developed a clear set of core expectations term strategy regardless of short term challenges.
and behaviours that our people should be demonstrating in Supports people to do what is best for both
their work, and as ambassadors of the University’s strategy, the organisation and the department.
vision and values. The following are essential to the role:
Valuing people: Role models the highest ethical Always inclusive: Promotes how collaboration
standards to cultivate a collaborative workplace that and positive partnerships are essential to
develops talent and enhances wellbeing, whilst also success, constantly looking ahead to explore
balancing the needs of the various stakeholders. how to involve other potential stakeholders.
Key relationships with others
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 Line Manager VC
problems, balancing the needs of varied stakeholders.
Forward thinking: Always has the overall strategic Role holder Deputy Vice-
goal in mind, manages to stimulate agile and forward Chancellor (DVC)
thinking in others, motivating them and giving them
the confidence to drive for continuous improvement.
Key stakeholder
Faculty PVC UEB External Partners
relationships
21How to apply
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd are acting as employment agency advisors to the
University of Nottingham on this appointment.
Candidates should apply through www.saxbam.com/appointments
using reference WNYI.
Please upload a CV and covering letter and complete the online equal
opportunities monitoring form*.
The application closing date is noon on Monday 23rd of May.
* The online monitoring form will not be shared with anyone assessing
your application. Please complete as part of the application process.
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