Chief Executive

College Development Network (CDN) exists to support and promote the learning community in the college sector to contribute to the social and economic wellbeing of Scotland. We do this through the professional development of their people, resources and approaches to learning.

CDN supports colleges across Scotland to deliver best practice, share innovations and develop their organisations and staff. We have an ambitious strategy to guide our vision of ‘Leading, Creating and Sharing’.

We are looking for a Chief Executive who will provide inspirational leadership to ensure CDN is the go-to provider of professional and organisational development for the college sector and beyond. This is a unique opportunity for a proven and effective leader to drive forward a programme of change and delivery. To achieve our ambitions the Chief Executive will work closely with our Board of Directors to ensure we deliver on our strategy through innovative approaches and measurable impact.

The successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to meet priorities and develop our services for the college sector, whilst ensuring we expand our commercial offering to generate income and meet business targets. You will have led an organisation or department which successfully produced measurable outputs to customers and stakeholders and your strategic capabilities will align CDN’s services to the college sector’s regional and national needs.

As a people-focused leader, your exceptional interpersonal skills will motivate our talented team to succeed and you will strengthen our management team by generating energy and enthusiasm across the organisation. It is essential that you can demonstrate your ability to build and develop relationships with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders. A strong understanding of, and credibility with, the college sector in Scotland would be advantageous.

For an application pack, please visit www.cdn.ac.uk/jobs or email recruitment@cdn.ac.uk . Alternatively, please call 01786 892 000.

Please note that the closing date for applications is Tuesday 16 August 2016. Interviews will be held over August and September 2016.

College Development Network is an equal opportunities employer.

College Development Network, Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland No: 143514, Scottish Charity No. SC021876, VAT No. 617148346.

Registered Office: Argyll Court, Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4TY