About the role

  • Executive Chair of AHRC leading a team in driving world-class independent research and innovation while investing in UK arts and humanities. Responsible for the strategic vision and delivery of objectives.

Responsibilities

  • The Executive Chair of AHRC will be an innovative, distinguished research and/or innovation leader with international standing who can drive forward world-class independent R&I across the full range of disciplines in which we invest.
  • Leading a team of over 100 staff across multiple locations, the Executive Chair, working with the AHRC council, is responsible for setting the strategic vision for AHRC and investing a record UK budget for arts, humanities and creative industries to maximise the output achieved for the UK public.
  • The Executive Chair is also a full participant in the leadership of UKRI. As a visible and credible leader of both AHRC and UKRI, you will provide direction, ensuring delivery of far-reaching research, skills development and infrastructure investment goals with demonstrable outputs and outcomes.
  • You will also be responsible for delivering on the government’s priorities for R&I contribution to the Creative Industry Sector Plan.

Requirements

  • a highly respected arts and humanities leader of international standing with a consistent track record of excellence in research and/or innovation
  • politically astute with excellent interpersonal skills, able to influence, build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of partners demonstrating a collaborative and consultative approach
  • commitment to the overarching goals of UKRI, and the health of a wider and more integrated R&I landscape
  • an ability to develop, lead and manage a clear and strategic vision for arts and humanities R&I through the development of high quality, value for money programmes built on a thorough understanding of AHRC’s objectives and engagement with the partner landscape
  • a demonstrable ability of having translated research into application and economic benefit
  • demonstrable leadership and management skills within a complex organisation, able to evidence having successfully led cultural change and organisational development
  • experience of managing and building capability of a cadre of skilled employees and programme managers and able to encourage and motivate colleagues at all levels in the organisation
  • an ability to understand and demonstrate the highest standards of arts and humanities R&I and its wider relevance to and impact on the cultural, social and economic wellbeing of the country.

Benefits

  • defined benefit pension scheme
  • excellent holiday entitlement
  • access to employee shopping/travel discounts
  • salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme

Job title

Executive Chair

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£160,000 - £170,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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