Terms

Organisation structure

• Department: Vice Chancellor’s Office.
• Reporting to: Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Employment status and working hours

• Permanent, full-time for 35 hours per week.
• The requirements and demands of the role will require flexibility in the working hours and pattern.

Place of work

• Horizons, 60 Queen’s Road, Reading, RG1 4BS.
• Our University community is spread across the UK and includes an office location in Hong Kong. Our staff adopt a hybrid or remote model of working, and you must be able to offer presence and leadership to staff in all working environments. Connecting with the wider stakeholder community will require you to travel to several UK locations.

Remuneration

• Salary: £180,000–£220,000, with a discretionary bonus of up to 10% of basic salary.

Benefits

Holiday: 26 days paid holiday (rising to 28 with service) plus paid bank/public holidays plus up to five paid closure days (typically between Christmas and New Year); all per holiday year Full Time Equivalent. Our holiday year runs from 1 August to 31 July. We also have a holiday buy and sell scheme in place. Sometimes the University does not need to close for five days per year, and any balance (for example one day) can be used as a paid Wellbeing Day to take time out for your own physical or mental health.

Pension and life assurance: Pensions auto-enrolment to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, which is a default salary sacrifice scheme. You may opt out of salary sacrifice but remain in the scheme, or you may choose to opt out altogether. We provide life assurance (death in service) cover as standard to all employees.

Family-friendly policies: Policies in place for all types of family-friendly statutory leave, with enhanced pay available from day one of employment for some leave types. Access to Tax-Free Childcare (Government scheme).

Wellbeing: Full access to the Employee Assistance Programme as well as the Thrive Mental Wellbeing app. Several employees are trained Mental Health First Aiders and can support staff. We have a wellbeing policy, and we focus on five pillars of wellbeing.

Sustainable travel: Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice schemes.

Parking: Can be made available on site. We have locked sheds for bicycles. The University is keen, wherever possible, to encourage staff to commute as sustainably as possible.

Other health related benefits: Private Medical Insurance (Bupa – Single Membership), Employer-funded Health Cash Plan (Simplyhealth) and voluntary dental insurance (Unum).

Other valuable benefits:

• Charity giving options available, including one voluntary paid day per annum.
• You will have access to Microsoft Office 365 applications for personal use.
• You will have access to a range of lifestyle discounts and everyday savings.
• We offer learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning.