Higher Education Consultant (Fixed Contract)

ABOUT US:

Higher education institutions have extraordinary capabilities – world-leading academics, professional services staff who are the envy of many other organisations, and students invested in the success of their university. Our offer is to give them the space, structures, and support to solve their own problems.

Our work is varied and our expertise is broad. We’ve worked on UK-China security partnerships, governance reviews, risk management, training, portfolio development, R&D Policy, international development issues of all kinds, and much else in between.

The common theme in our practice is that we work with people who love education as much as we do. We want to be known as a firm that is thorough, expert, and above all utterly dedicated to a thriving higher education sector in the UK and abroad.

Recently, in conjunction with Wonkhe, we have launched a new advisory service called Policy.Partners. Policy.Partners isn’t a standalone consultancy. It’s an advisory service developed in partnership, aimed at continuous understanding of the sector, deep delivery experience, and long-form research and evidence about what comes next.

Delivering the business plan of Policy.Partners will be a focus of this role.

ROLE CONTEXT:

The focus of this role is growing our portfolio of university work. We are looking for someone that can work with the teams at Counterculture and Wonkhe to grow Policy.Partners. This means we are looking for a candidate that can work in both developing new business and delivering on projects.

This role will be expected to work commercially to bring in income for the firm. We work in a high trust environment with staff who feel able to work independently within a supportive environment. We’re not clock-watchers or micromanagers. We have high standards which we maintain through mutual accountability.

BENEFITS:
36.25 hours per week
22 days holiday (24 days after one year of service; 27 after 4 years)
Pension scheme