Head of Learning and Teaching (L&T)

Role: Head of Learning and Teaching
Salary: from £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home or at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Harwell)

Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research.
Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation.

This is a fantastic new role leading the Learning & Teaching activity of Jisc Licensing. As Head of L&T you will be responsible and accountable for the strategic development and delivery of your portfolio, in alignment with the Jisc strategy and our digital transformation frameworks for FE and Skills (FES) and Higher Education (HE),

About the role:
In Jisc Licensing we broker agreements with vendors for content and software solutions that will enable our members to deliver a quality student experience, deliver high quality research and innovation and enable digital transformation.
To ensure our negotiations deliver on the strategic priorities of our members, our strategic groups set the direction of negotiations and provide us with our mandate to negotiate on behalf of all UK universities and colleges.
We strive to be evidence-driven in our negotiations and licensing and to enable our members, customers and funders to take evidence-based management decisions through the use of our data and intelligence products.

Responsibilities will include:

You will lead a team of licensing, partnership and customer success roles and be responsible for ensuring the L&T team perform the following critical functions:

• broker, negotiate and licence L&T solutions that deliver value and impact to our customers
• broker partnerships with vendors, edtech, businesses and our customers to deliver L&T solutions
• develop pilots, experiment and test initiatives, business models and licensing models for new solutions
• support customers to engage with and embed solutions, pilots and partnerships
• embed and drive the achievement of best practice, standards and regulatory requirements

Key Skills and Experience:

• A track record in the successful management of digital content/software procurement / licensing / partnership to meet the evolving needs of the UK education community and to obtain value for money
• Demonstrable experience in negotiation and licensing and the creation and implementation of business models
• Experience of product / service management and development
• A track record of successfully leading, motivating and developing a team of professional staff to achieve high performance and continual service improvement
• A track record in successfully identifying, developing, evaluating and realising new business opportunities which deliver benefit to members and customers

Please refer to the job description for full details.

Don’t meet every single requirement?
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box but we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Why work at Jisc:
At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. So, if you are great at what you do and share our values, we want to hear from you.

At Jisc we believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life.
We offer hybrid working and although the majority of our staff work from home, getting face to face is something we value and find time for when we can. If you prefer an office environment all our hubs are open and offer a great space to work.

Our benefits are great too. We offer:

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an additional three closure days over Christmas
• A generous pension scheme with above average employer contributions
• A range of leave options, including parental leave, volunteer leave and even career breaks.
• A generous budget to attend conferences and in-person training
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment, plus your own Wellbeing allowance to spend on wellbeing for you
• Financial well-being support
• Discounts on big-name high-street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recognition awards and travel loans

Equality, diversity and inclusion:
At Jisc, we strive to be best in practice and are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status or gender identity.

Application process:
Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you.

Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!
We advertised this role on 01/06/2023.