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Principal and Chief Executive

Principal and Chief Executive

The North Highland College (Thurso Campus)

Highland

Salary:
£70k-£90k
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 May 2014

Job overview

Principal and Chief Executive, Highland

The North Highland College UHI, a partner college within the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), is a successful multi-campus college with a distinctive ethos and character that delivers high quality training and education in three specialist areas: Further Education, Higher Education and Research.

The Board of Management is seeking to appoint a high performing professional with the ability and personal drive to lead the delivery of the College's ambitious and exciting strategic development plan as Principal and Chief Executive. The successful applicant will also have an in-depth understanding of the issues and opportunities arising from the Post-16 Education Reforms and, specifically, how this will affect the College in the unique context of the UHI Partnership.

If you can demonstrate strong leadership skills and have a proven record of success, the ability to lead, motivate and support staff and students, and show the understanding and insights necessary to build networks that can support the economic development of a large rural area where the quality of life is second to none, we would like to hear from you.

You must be able to:

  • Demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver the College's strategic objectives to a high quality across specialisms and geographic boundaries;
  • Demonstrate a track record of successful senior management experience, preferably gained in an educational setting; and
  • Show that you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills that are underpinned by a pragmatic and robust commercial and financial acumen.

The successful candidate will:

  • Work on behalf of the Board of Management to engage stakeholders and develop a robust shared vision of future success - one where our staff, students and communities have a genuine stake in all areas of College life;
  • Deliver high quality learning and educational opportunities to people of all ages and from all walks of life and be able to enthuse, inspire and motivate staff to build relationships and networks that can turn aspirations into reality.

Closing Date: Thursday 1st May 2014
Interviews will be held on 22nd and 23rd May 2014 in Thurso.

To receive an application pack please contact our Human Resources Team (communications will generally be made via e-mail) - NHCHR@uhi.ac.uk (or telephone 01847 - 889262/3).

The North Highland College
University of the Highlands and Islands

About The North Highland College (Thurso Campus)

North Highland College is a further and higher education college in northern Scotland. Originally established in 1959, the college is run across a number of campuses across the region, with the largest of these being in the town of Thurso. The Thurso campus has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation over the years, with the most recent of these being the opening of a brand-new energy and environmental building in 2011. The college offers a wide range of courses, ranging from level 4 course aimed at school-leavers, to full BA and BSc undergraduate degrees. 

Headteacher

Donald MacBeath

Vision and Values

 North Highland College offers a clear progression of courses for its students, with newly arrived school-leavers having the chance to take vocational courses at 16-18 level, and then follow them up with a rage of directly related foundation degrees, or full undergraduate qualifications. As part of the wider University of the Highlands and Islands, postgraduate courses are also offered. This allows students to stay at the same institution for all their educational courses post-16.

Inspection

“The college places a strong emphasis on the importance of developing essential skills and learners in almost all programmes gain these through a variety of learning activities. In many programmes learners gain additional certification through undertaking an enterprise unit. Peer learning is encouraged by teaching staff and many learners enjoy this learning approach. Learners use their own experiences from placement and independent research activities to share learning within groups.”

The full report into North Highlands College can be found here.

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Applications closed