Portfolio Director, Digital Learning

Salary: £66,857 – £70,917

Vacancy Reference: EN41063

Closing Date: 28th April 2024

Are you an effective leader, motivated by impact and experienced in developing the commercial reach and impact of digital learning? Are you looking for a role within an inspiring, world-leading organisation and do you want to contribute to our mission to create a more sustainable economy?

If you are, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) can offer you a unique opportunity to work with a global cohort of business leaders and the world’s most influential organisations as they find effective and commercially relevant routes to address sustainability-related risks and opportunities in ways that accelerate the systemic changes needed for society and the environment.

CISL is a globally influential institute within the University of Cambridge working on a mission to develop leadership and solutions towards a sustainable economy.

The role

We’re looking for an exceptional individual to lead our Digital Learning Portfolio in fulfilling CISL’s mission to activate leadership globally and at scale to transform economies for people, nature and climate.

As well as broad insight into digital learning and sustainability in a commercial context, you will have the ability to engage and inspire a team of 20 individuals and manage a portfolio of high-quality digital learning products and services with an anticipated income of £4.2M next FY. You will have a proven track record of managing complex partnerships to realise the potential of our existing commercial partnerships and develop new collaborative relationships and manage service agreements to deliver CISL ambitious goals.

Key skills and experience:

• Experience of working in fields related to digital learning and/or sustainability in a commercial context and an understanding of how social and environmental issues relate to strategy, leadership and organisational risk and opportunity.• Experience in working with senior leaders from business, finance or the public sector and with other stakeholders that are directly relevant to sustainability.• Experience of convening, presenting to and facilitating discussions with senior corporate audiences.• Strong relationship/client management and communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas clearly and concisely to senior audiences and to facilitate discussions and network with senior leaders.• Experience of learning product design and innovation, of developing and piloting new resources, and harnessing research and insight in ways that respond to client needs.• Experience of leading a team in accordance with a team strategy, business plan and resourcing plan, including line management of Director-level roles.• Experience of business and financial planning and reporting, and of growing income through scaling existing initiatives, and developing a commercial pipeline in response to client or market need.• Experience in engaging across a matrix/similar structure, building alignment, synergies and efficiencies of strategy and implementation across practice and services areas to optimise overall progress towards a common mission. • Strategy development and implementation skills.

What you’ll receive:

• 41 days annual leave (inc bank holidays). • Working 37 hours per week – Hybrid /flexible working considered • Excellent benefits including a generous pension scheme, discount portal, cycle to work scheme, access to the University accommodation service, relocation support, employee assistance programme, family friendly policies along with many more. • Extensive development opportunities.

This post is permanent, full-time and based on a hybrid working basis weekly and as needed in our award-winning Cambridge office.

To apply, access full details of the vacancy including the Further Information document, please visit our job board via the ‘Apply’ button.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the CISL Human Resources Team. Please quote reference EN41063 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

We look forward to hearing from you!