Director of Digital

University of Gloucestershire - Senior Leadership Group

Welcome

University of Gloucestershire is a vibrant, modern institution spanning campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester, serving over 11,000 students with 900 dedicated staff. Building on a proud heritage dating back to 1847, the University combines academic excellence with a strong focus on innovation, community partnership and practical, real-world learning.

We are entering a new phase of ambition and transformation, strengthening our digital foundations and deepening our role within a growing regional ecosystem shaped by cyber innovation, research partnerships and the Golden Valley development.

Digital is a core strategic priority for the University. It underpins how students learn, how our academics teach and conduct research, how our services operate ad how we contribute to the wider business and cyber community across Gloucestershire, if not nationally.

Our ambition is to become a truly digitally connected University – one where technology enables excellence across every part of our mission and that is why we are seeking a Director of Digital to help drive this ambition.

About the role

As a member of the University’s senior leadership team, the Director of Digital will shape and deliver a clear digital strategy that complements the University’s wider ambitions to become a truly digitally connected institution. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and Pro Vice-Chancellor, the role leads a multidisciplinary team of over 40 colleagues across Digital Services and IT Operations & Security, with two direct reports.

The Director will oversee the successful delivery of key transformation priorities, including cloud migration of core corporate systems such as Finance, HR and student platforms, while embedding modern, secure and resilient technology foundations. In this role you will also champion the effective use of data and insight to inform decision-making, service improvement and performance across the University.

With a strong focus on best practice, modern ways of working, emerging technologies and AI, the role works closely with academic and professional services leaders – including in support of digitally enabled and cyber focused academic programmes – as well as external suppliers and regional partners (including local businesses and the cyber community) to ensure digital capability enables excellent student experience, effective services and long-term institutional impact.

This is a rare opportunity to join the University at a pivotal moment with a clear mandate, senior sponsorship and the scale to make a lasting difference to how digital shapes education, services and the wider region. Could this be you?

Closing Date: 9am 9th March 26

Interview date: 27th April 26

For further information and how to apply please visit our website, Director of Digital - University of Gloucestershire