Strategic Professional Development Services Manager

University of Strathclyde - Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children

(£36,862-£45,336 per annum)

(Initial fixed term period to 31 March 2012 with a minimum of 3 further years of funding anticipated)

A new Centre for excellence for Scotland has been established to improve the lives and futures of looked after children. The new Centre will build on the successful work already undertaken by the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) over the last ten years to improve outcomes for children and young people in residential care.

Based at the University of Strathclyde the Centre will facilitate collaboration across its partnerships to improve outcomes for looked after children through the provision of services to stakeholders at practice, operational and strategic levels. It will position itself at the interface of national and international research and expertise to provide world-leading qualifying education and research programmes; shape policy and its implementation; and offer cross-disciplinary professional development through specialist training, events and consultancy knowledge exchange projects.

The role of Strategic Professional Development Services Manager includes the following duties:-

• To lead the formulation and implementation of an overarching Learning Services Strategy, policy, procedures and workplans that enable efficient and effective use of learning services and resources in order to support the Centre in the pursuance of its strategic aims and objectives.
• Responsibility for the devolved budget for the hub and line management of relevant service area leads.

This post will report to the Director of the Centre and will, as required, assume additional responsibilities on behalf of the Director.

For an application pack visit http://vacancies.strath.ac.uk or contact Human Resources, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ. Tel. 0141 553 4133, quoting ref: JA/93/2011.

Closing date: 09 August 2011

We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community

The University of Strathclyde is a Registered Scottish Charity, No SCO15263