Group Director Student Support

• Locations

  Cross Campus role

• Salary

  circa £76k to £8k

• Sector

  Leadership & Management

• Type

  Permanent

New City College is recruiting to an important post. The Group Director: Student Support plays a vital role in developing and supporting an exceptional learner journey of around 20,000 students each year, across the college’s 10 campuses.

With superb leadership skills and solid experience in a similar student support focused role, you will lead teams, resources and processes to provide highest quality careers education, information, advice & guidance; student welfare and financial support; mental health and counselling services. Your directorate also includes the crucial campus administrators across the college.

Naturally, you will have experience of managing teams and support services in a large, complex education organisation with responsibility for significant budgets and resources.

New City College is one of the most diverse, exciting and rewarding college communities you could hope to work in, and your teams will comprise some of the very best, most experienced support specialists in the sector. In this role you have huge scope to make a big impact; it is integral to our students’ success. If you’re a student support professional reaching for the high point in your career, we want to hear from you.

About New City College: NCC is the dynamic group of further education colleges in East London which comprises campuses across Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Epping Forest and Havering, and language schools in Oxford and Bournemouth. Our student body is about 50% 16-18 and 50% adult, with significant A Level, vocational, ESOL and SEND provision. Our 7-college merger places the group at the forefront of further education in the region. With a turnover of £130m, 30,000 students and 2000 staff it is one of the strongest and most influential further education organisations in the country.

Our college environment is second to none. We have industry standard facilities and equipment at all campuses, expert staff and partnerships with other high profile organisations which all prepare students for progression to higher education or successful careers.

We invest in our staff and other resources to provide a distinctive offer and excellent, supportive learning environment which meets the needs of students and employers and prepares local people for the changing workforce of the area.

You can apply for this role by uploading your CV and Personal Statement.

Closing date: Midnight on 17 November 2024

Interview Date: (likely) week commencing 8 December 2024 

For an informal conversation please contact the current post-holder: Tracy.Oko@ncclondon.ac.uk or  Executive Director Communications & Student Support: Ruth.Lomax@ncclondon.ac.uk

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.