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Appointment brief Appointment of Vice-Chancellor and President - June 2021 Reference: WQUN
Appointment brief
Appointment of Vice-Chancellor and President
June 2021
Reference: WQUN
Appointment brief Appointment of Vice-Chancellor and President - June 2021 Reference: WQUN
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CONTENTS
   1. Introduction from the Chair of Council
   2. About the University
   3. Vision, Mission & Values
   4. The Role
   5. The Person
   6. Terms of Appointment
   7. How to Apply

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Introduction from the Chair of Council
Thank you for expressing an interest in the role of Vice-Chancellor at Brunel University London.

I am very proud to have been involved with this incredible university since 2013 and Chair of
Council since 2017, and can say - hand on heart - that I’ve not seen a more vibrant, warm and
welcoming community than this one.

Brunel’s is a history of success and achievement, pioneering a bold, new style of education in
1966 and never losing sight of that ambition. It is testament to our passionate staff and inspired
students that Brunel continues to push boundaries and build upon that legacy.

Higher education faces huge challenges in 2021, but here at Brunel we focus on the
opportunities. We’re fortunate to be at the very heart of a diverse, creative region and, as West
London emerges from the pandemic, we are ideally placed to drive its recovery through
education, training, research and innovation. Our significant and meaningful partnerships with
business, with the NHS and with the third sector mean these are exciting times for Brunel.
Globally, Brunel has never had a better platform on which to establish itself, with huge
opportunities for growth in education and in research.

We are looking for an ambitious, forward-thinking Vice-Chancellor to build on our successes and
our promise. This is an opportunity for a true leader – someone who can inspire, challenge and
connect our community. I wish you the very best of luck in your application.

Yours sincerely

Professor Michael Spyer
Chair of Council

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About the university
Brunel University London is a global university, committed to providing education
and world-leading research that meets the ever-changing needs of industry and
society. Our focus is on ensuring that the UK can truly compete on the world
stage – and we do this through our ideas and our people.

Since 1966, Brunel has stood out from the crowd, pioneering sandwich degrees and promising
students the academic, professional and personal skills they need to not only succeed in their
future careers but to make a tangible difference to the world around them.
In this time we have grown our student population from just 866 to over 12,000 and we now
boast a diverse and inclusive campus community unlike any other. We’re incredibly proud of that
community.

We’ve introduced successful degree programmes in everything from anthropology to aerospace
engineering; business management to healthcare sciences. And we’ve produced independent
thinkers, leaders in their fields, pushing boundaries and making world-changing discoveries.
The development of our Medical School, which will welcome its first cohort of undergraduate
medical students next year, provides a further opportunity for growth.

These are uncertain times for higher education, but for every new challenge there is an
opportunity. Brunel’s positioning as a multidisciplinary research-intensive technology university
provides significant opportunity to further the research profile of the institution through
connectivity with the industrial strategy, capitalising on an increasing investment in R&D from
government. We will continue to develop research and research-led teaching that meets the
needs of industries and governments, while giving our international and socially-mobile students
the opportunity to apply their knowledge for the benefit of society. We will continue to work
collaboratively with businesses and design innovative ways of supporting our thriving West
London region. We will embrace new methods of education and extend our reach globally,
building upon successful partnerships with world-leading institutions. And - in the spirit of our
namesake Isambard Kingdom Brunel - excellence, innovation and entrepreneurialism will be at
the heart of everything we do.

The Brunel University London 2030 vision can be found here:
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/brunel-2030

To access Brunel’s latest financial statements please click the following link below:
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/information/financial-statements

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Research and Knowledge Exchange

Brunel’s research is world-leading, with highly cited papers and significant grant income.
Programmes are developed in partnership with industry and we are committed to a culture of
collaboration that truly meets the global challenges of the 21st Century.

We are well-established within the top quarter of research universities in the UK, with a number
of areas of study considered world-leading and internationally excellent for their research
impact, including engineering, public health, sports science, art and design, politics, and
environmental and earth sciences.

Brunel has long had a large portfolio of Innovate UK funded projects, and a large proportion of
our research is in collaboration with industry partners. Our income from SMEs is notably the
second highest of any university in London, and we are one of only five universities in England to
have secured funding from Research England’s UKRPIF scheme for three or more major research
capital initiatives; these have leveraged a total of over £46 million in industrial co-investment –
the largest outside of the Russell Group universities. We are also an EPSRC Strategic Partner.
Brunel has an excellent track record for the successful delivery of innovative industry – university
projects. Examples include:

    •   The National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC), operated in collaboration with
        TWI, and supported by UKRPIF
    •   The National Centre for Sustainable Energy Use in Food Chains, led by Brunel with 32
        industrial partners
    •   The Advanced Metals Casting Centre, in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and
        Constellium.
    •   Our Co-Innovate programme which supports companies across London to identify,
        design, develop and test new or significantly improved products, services and systems.
        Co-Innovate provides companies with creative skills and expertise and access to
        academic staff and graduates.

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Students                                       Education

We attract just under 80% of our students      Brunel’s students have the advantage of a
from London and the South-East, including      rounded education that takes them to the
from some of the most deprived                 cutting-edge of their subject through
communities. These students do well with       research-led teaching and work-based
us, and Brunel is ranked in the Economist’s    learning. Our students are encouraged to
top ten for boosting graduate salaries. This   embrace innovation and entrepreneurship;
is testament to our outreach activities and    and are developed for success in the
successful widening participation              workplace, so that they can step out of full-
programme, which brings more than 4,000        time study and into employment with the
visitors to the campus every year and we       wide range of skills they need to succeed.
work with students from under-represented
groups throughout their time with us.
Brunel’s undergraduate student population
is 11% overseas and 40% overseas at the
Postgraduate level.

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Employability                                Our community

Brunel works closely with more than 8,000    We are proud of our wonderful London
companies, many of which support our         campus, home to a thriving, connected
students through placement opportunities,    community of students, staff, partners and
mentoring and graduate employment. 93%       alumni, embracing diversity and celebrating
of our undergraduate students are in         a culture of mutual respect. The campus has
employment or further study six months       benefited from £400m of investment in the
after leaving, and Brunel produces 2.2% of   past decade. That commitment to the best
all senior management professionals in the   teaching and research facilities is set to
UK – the 10 top ranking university.
           th
                                             continue with several high-profile
                                             developments in the pipeline. Our sports
                                             facilities are the finest university facilities in
                                             London and our vibrant arts programme
                                             brings culture to the campus for staff,
                                             students and the local community.

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Senior Leadership Team:

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Vision, Mission & Values
Our Vision

We will strengthen our position as a leading multidisciplinary research-intensive technology
university delivering economic, social and cultural benefit. Excellence, innovation and an
entrepreneurial spirit will be at the heart of everything we do.

    •   True to the words of our Royal Charter, we will continue to lead and innovate with new
        models of research, education and knowledge transfer, placing the needs of society at
        the heart of our academic activity
    •   We will build on our heritage of working closely with businesses, governments and the
        not-for-profit sector to fulfil our mission
    •   We will establish strategic partnerships and commercial ventures to strengthen our
        position and support the University’s long-term sustainability
    •   We will be at the pinnacle of technology universities in the UK and firmly established in
        the top tier internationally of this special group of institutions
    •   Our success will be a tribute to our students and staff, who will share this vision and
        work as one to achieve it

Our Mission

To bring benefit to society through excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer.

Values

        Open and honest
        We work to high ethical standards, and are transparent in our dealings and decisions

        Fair and inclusive
        We treat everyone with dignity and respect; we all have the same opportunity to succeed

        Determined
        We are purposeful and agile in a changing world and work in innovative ways to achieve
        our goals

        Focused on excellence
        We always aim to achieve the best and we value and reward excellence

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The Role
The Vice-Chancellor and President is the University’s chief executive officer and holds overall
responsibility for academic and administrative leadership within the University and representing
and promoting the University externally.

Accountabilities:
                                                             outstanding student experience,
                                                             academically and socially and in
   •   Realise the University’s strategic
                                                             terms of employability.
       ambitions continuing Brunel’s
       trajectory and building on its
                                                         •   Promote the University’s research
       reputation for excellence in student
                                                             and education activities and
       education and experience, research,
                                                             enhance its global reputation,
       community and global impact.
                                                             communicating its vision and
                                                             purpose to relevant international
   •   Navigate the challenges presented
                                                             and national stakeholders including
       by an increasingly complex and
                                                             government departments and
       changing sector, ensuring Brunel is
                                                             agencies, policy-makers and
       positioned to provide real economic,
                                                             research funding bodies.
       social and cultural benefit at the
       highest level.
                                                         •   Role model and advance the
                                                             University’s values of open and
   •   Promote Brunel’s unique character
                                                             honest, fair and inclusive,
       as a leading multidisciplinary
                                                             determined and focused on
       research-intensive technology
                                                             excellence.
       university with a strong heritage of
       working closely with businesses,
                                                         •   Represent, safeguard and further
       governments and the not-for-profit
                                                             the University’s interests with all
       sector.
                                                             stakeholders, sustaining meaningful
                                                             relationships with strategic partners,
   •   Build on the University’s strong
                                                             donors and alumni.
       foundations to deliver a sustainable,
       robust and agile business model,
                                                         •   Define strategic direction,
       ensuring the University is fit to
                                                             investment priorities and financial
       succeed and lead in a digital age.
                                                             targets, ensuring decisive decision-
                                                             making, accountability and engage
   •   Provide inclusive and visible
                                                             stakeholders in the delivery of
       leadership for the whole university
                                                             objectives.
       community, developing an
       organisational culture in which all
                                                         •   Deliver financial sustainability and
       students and staff feel engaged and
                                                             maximise the efficient use of
       can achieve their full potential.
                                                             resources taking advantages of
                                                             opportunities to grow income whilst
   •   Champion a world-class student
                                                             managing risk effectively.
       experience in the post-Covid era,
       ensuring that the University is in
                                                         •   Lead the public commitment to
       tune to student needs and
                                                             equality, diversity and inclusion.
       expectations and provides an

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The Person
Experience, knowledge and skill:

   •   Distinguished academic with the intellect and credibility to provide academic leadership
       in a research-intensive institution

   •   Sophisticated knowledge of Higher Education and the challenges the sector faces both in
       the UK and globally

   •   Successful leadership or significant involvement in the leadership of a large
       internationally recognised organisation

   •   Ability to initiate and implement strategic change

   •   Record of inspirational leadership including developing diverse, engaged and high-
       performing teams and managing through influence as well as through executive
       authority

   •   Established national and international networks and proven influencing capability with
       governments, foundations, investors, communities, industrial partners and other
       educational institutions

   •   Experience of successfully developing and embedding a culture that supports and
       champions innovation and entrepreneurialism

   •   Deep understanding of inclusivity with accomplishments in embracing difference and
       influencing societal change

   •   Ability to lead development campaigns, maximising income streams from philanthropic
       and corporate sources

   •   Successfully enhanced the student experience or equivalent

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Personal characteristics:

   •   Intellectual capacity and agility to deal with a broad span of duties, to gain the respect of
       a wide range of people and to balance international and external priorities and demands

   •   Resilience, equilibrium and personal presence to project and inspire confidence at all
       levels, fostering a community in which students, staff, alumni and partners feel engaged
       and motivated to participate

   •   High-level of emotional intelligence with excellent judgement

   •   Accessible and visible

   •   Adaptable and clear-minded, accepting of differing views whilst achieving results

   •   Ambassadorial with high financial and commercial acumen

   •   Politically astute

   •   Instinctive understanding of what constitutes excellence and what it takes to achieve and
       sustain it, with a determination to constantly seek improvement

   •   Commitment to Brunel’s mission, values and future

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Terms of appointment
Salary will reflect the seniority of the role and will depend on skills and experience.

How to apply
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Brunel University London on this
appointment.

Candidates should apply for this role through our website at www.saxbam.com/appointments using code
WQUN.

Click on the ‘apply’ button and follow the instructions to upload a CV and cover letter, and complete the
online equal opportunities monitoring* form.

The closing date for applications is noon on Thursday 24 June 2021.

* The equal opportunities monitoring online form will not be shared with anyone involved in assessing your
application. Please complete as part of the application process.

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