Deputy Dean - Faculty of Science & Health
Salary
£93,710 - £107,294 per annum (Grade 12)
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full-Time
Job category/type
Permanent - Full-Time
Job reference
REC00004853
The Role
We are seeking an exceptional academic leader to join the Faculty of Science & Health in our new Deputy Dean role. Supporting the Executive Dean, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across education, research, and innovation, ensuring excellence, efficiency, and a thriving, inclusive academic community.
As principal deputy, you will lead faculty operations, drive academic strategy, and ensure strong performance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in shaping a future focused portfolio aligned to student, employer, and societal needs, while leading major transformational initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape and deliver the faculty’s academic vision, portfolio, and new programme development.
- Lead cross faculty transformation and strategic initiatives.
- Oversee operations, including planning, performance, and KPI delivery.
- Ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements (e.g. OfS, QAA, UKVI).
- Support financial planning, budgeting, and resource management.
- Lead and develop Heads of School and senior colleagues, fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.
- Contribute to institutional leadership and deputise for the Executive Dean as required.
You will bring significant academic leadership experience, with a proven ability to deliver strategy, lead change, manage complexity, build and inspire high-performing teams.
Location
Whilst there is a need to be in Portsmouth a few days a week, hybrid working is available for this role.
Interview dates
First stage interview (phone call): 20 May 2026
Interview & Assessment (in person): 4 June 2026
Contact
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Ruth Paterson at ruth.paterson@port.ac.uk
Employer
University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
Benefits
- Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
- Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
- Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
- Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
- Excellent training and development opportunities.
- Staff wellbeing programmes.
- Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.
- Discounted learning.
- Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.
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