Principal & Chief Executive
North East Scotland College - Aberdeen City Campus
Aberdeen City Campus
- Expired
- Salary:
- £135k plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 September 2019
Job overview
NESCol is one of Scotland’s leading and largest colleges and is currently thriving. Set in the North East of Scotland with two campuses in Aberdeen City, one in Fraserburgh, and the Scottish Maritime Academy in Peterhead we are critical to the success of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. We play a key role in ensuring that local employers can access people fully prepared for work, and in providing opportunities for people of all ages to progress their education.
We are partway through our current Strategic Plan and there is plenty to do for our next Principal to continue to shape our future to ensure that we remain responsive and adaptive to the many demands placed on us and smart, efficient and agile to cope with an ever-tightening financial climate. We seek a leader with the experience to cope with the day-to-day and the vision and ambition to ensure that we remain a progressive and sustainable institution.
NESCol delivers education and training to more than 15,000 students. We have an annual turnover of £46m and a large and varied estate. Maintaining our financial stability and leading our capable management team to delivering effective people, estates, learning & teaching, and IT strategies are key components of the job, as is highly visible leadership internally, sensibly balanced with key strategic external engagement at both a regional and national level.
The successful applicant will have the support of a highly committed and capable Regional Board and will inherit an enthusiastic and skilled Leadership Team who are committed to working together to continue our journey of
excellence.
Closing date: Monday 2nd September 2019 12pm
Technical interviews: Tuesday 24th September 2019
Final Assessment Centre: Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd October 2019
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact our recruitment partners at Protocol:
Ian Sackree 0779 5271 559
David Beynon 0797 0042 334
To apply for this role or to download an application pack visit: www.protocol.co.uk/nescol
About North East Scotland College - Aberdeen City Campus
- North East Scotland College - Aberdeen City Campus
- Gallowgate Centre, Gallowgate, Aberdeen
- Aberdeenshire
- AB25 1BN
- United Kingdom
North East Scotland College (NESCol) is one of Scotland's largest colleges and is the largest single local provider of further education in the North East of Scotland.
The College recruits around 6,500 full-time students each year across a wide range of vocational areas and a further 14,000 students enrol on part time and distance learning courses. Our main hubs of delivery are located across Aberdeen, Fraserburgh and Peterhead with learning centres in Ellon, Inverurie and Banff.
The College provides opportunities for school leavers, adult returners and employees allowing them to acquire skills that will provide them with sustainable employment and to provide industry with the highly-skilled workforce that they need.
We have a comprehensive portfolio of full time courses that include STEM subjects - Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, in addition to Computing, Creative Arts and Business Management. We also cater for the more traditional 'Service Industries' and trade courses. Our part time and distance learning courses offer opportunities for learning for fun as well as for furthering your career.
We are a specialist provider who can help deliver the skills an organisation needs. We have a wealth of expertise across many industry sectors, and a track record in working in partnership with employers of all sizes in shaping and delivering courses that meet specific training objectives.
Students attending North East Scotland College, an Associate College of Robert Gordon University, are provided with enhanced progression and articulation opportunities into degree programmes. The College also has close working relationships with the city's other university, the University of Aberdeen.
We also work with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council to provide opportunities for pupils at school and to ease transition from school to College.
Specialist Training
The College's company - ASET International Oil and Gas Academy - specialises in dedicated training courses for the offshore oil and gas industries. Established in 1993, ASET is able to provide training to meet client requirements worldwide, providing tailor made solutions to satisfy a range of needs against company, national or international standards. Its facilities are arguably the finest of their kind anywhere in the world.
The Scottish Maritime Academy is one of Scotland's premier maritime training providers serving the commercial, energy and fishing sectors. A purpose built £1.2 million facility overlooking the port of Peterhead attracts students from all over the world. It houses the latest radio and navigation equipment including a state-of-the-art Transas full bridge marine simulator.
To find out more about NESCol, go to www.nescol.ac.uk
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