Director of Access, Learning & Outcomes

Inspiring learning, research and innovation in Scotland

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is helping make Scotland the best place in the world to learn, educate, research and innovate. Investing around £1.8 billion of public money each year, SFCs funding enables Scotlands colleges and universities to provide life-changing opportunities for over half a million people.  Our funding to support innovation from Scotlands universities and colleges is helping solve some of the big challenges facing our economy and society - today and in the future. Our work in widening access is bringing colleges and universities together in new ways and providing more people with more routes into learning and skills.

Our aim as an organisation is to be an innovative, effective public body capable of leading, investing in and delivering ambitious change in support of Scottish Government priorities for wellbeing and inclusive economic growth.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, your role will be to lead and manage the Access, Learning and Outcomes Directorate with responsibility for negotiating outcome agreements with Scotlands Universities and Colleges which will require ongoing integrated performance assessments of all institutions.  You will support collaboration, more efficient models of provision and new integrated tertiary opportunities to secure better learning and economic development outcomes, as well as the future sustainability of institutions and the sectors overall.

The successful candidate will be a confident and visible leader inside and outside the organisation and have strong stakeholder and relationship management skills. Results driven and with the ability to analyse complex data, you will have previous experience of working at a senior level, developing policy and contributing to the overall strategic development of the organisation.

To find out more about the opportunity, the organisation and how to apply, please visit www.aspenpeople.co.uk/SFC

If you have any queries or would like to discuss the role informally, please contact Donogh OBrien or Lesley Drew on 0141 212 7555.