Director of Executive Education and Professor (Teaching and Scholarship)

EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accredited, the University of Liverpool Management School is an international management school based in an enterprising and vibrant, world city of culture. Formed in 2002 through the bringing together of a number of well-established departments and research groups in the University of Liverpool, the School provides a world-leading environment for research, management and leadership education. The pursuit of research which is internationally recognised for excellence in its originality, significance and rigour is central to the culture of the School, as is delivery of a strong student experience.

Following the appointment of the School’s Dean, Professor Julia Balogun, in 2015 and supported by strong ongoing investment from the University and its ambitious strategy for 2031, `Liverpool 2031¿, ULMS is fulfilling its vision to be a globally connected Management School whose transformative research and teaching places it at the forefront of influential knowledge leadership bringing the School together with students, business and society in learning to make a difference.

Over the last five years ULMS has engaged in extensive recruitment of academic and professional services staff, expanding into a state-of-the-art extension adjacent to the Georgian quarter of Liverpool, including a trading room and a marketing suite. The School now has over 230 academic staff supported by 90 professional services colleagues. In its wider setting, the School benefits from Liverpool’s standing as a member of the UK’s leading Russell Group research-intensive universities and from its location in a city which combines strong cultural activity, excellent transport links, and regional beauty with a world heritage skyline and is highly ranked on quality of life in the UK, while remaining one of Britain’s most affordable cities.

The School is seeking to appoint a Director of Executive Education, who will also be appointed as a Professor on a Teaching and Scholarship track. The Director will be expected to build a range of open and custom Executive Education programmes that extend the School¿s offering in Executive Education beyond Sports. The individual appointed will need strong team leadership skills to build an Executive Education team capable of identifying and leading the design and development of custom and open programmes to achieve growth.

Candidates are expected to have an existing track record in the design and development of Executive Education programmes. They should be able to evidence a track record of building strong client relationships and of leading teams for the design and delivery of client programmes. In addition, the individual should have a profile suited to appointment as a Professor in a discipline relevant to management, and preferably in the area of Project Management, on a teaching and scholarship pathway. The individual will be expected to have a relevant PhD and a track record in scholarship relevant to education, practice and professional bodies in their discipline.

 Informal enquiries to Ms Carrie Gilbert, [email protected], PA to Dean, University of Liverpool Management School, Professor Julia Balogun 

Presentations and interviews provisionally scheduled for Tuesday 21st May 2024