We are looking for a Head of social media to lead our social strategy and create content that stops the scroll, starts conversations and strengthens our connection with current and future students.

About the Role

You will lead UEL’s social media strategy across key platforms, shaping a distinctive, audience-led presence through compelling storytelling, video-first content and creator-led campaigns.

Working closely with Marketing, PR and teams across the University, you will lead a small creative team, grow engagement and ensure social media plays a strong role in brand building and student recruitment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead UEL’s social media strategy across key platforms
• Create engaging, high-impact content and campaigns
• Grow our use of video, creators and influencer partnerships
• Lead and develop the social media team
• Work closely with Marketing and PR on integrated campaigns
• Use social listening, analytics and insight to improve performance
• Manage online communities and social responses during sensitive or fast-moving situations

About You

You will be an experienced social media leader with strong creative instincts and sound strategic judgement.

You will bring:

• A strong track record of delivering engaging social content and campaigns
• Excellent knowledge of social platforms, trends and audience behaviour
• Experience leading creative teams
• Strong understanding of paid and organic social
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical, communication and community-management skills

Experience in higher education would be useful, but we are equally interested in candidates bringing fresh thinking from other sectors.

What You’ll Need to Thrive

You will be curious, creative and comfortable with change. You will know when to lean into a trend and when to leave it alone, and you will have the confidence to try new ideas while keeping audience needs and brand reputation front of mind.

If you are excited by the opportunity to shape the social voice of an ambitious and diverse university, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits Package

At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.

We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.

You can explore our full benefits package here: https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions

Building an Inclusive Future

As an inclusive, equal-opportunities employer, our Stonewall membership and Athena Swan awards reflect our ongoing dedication to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we’re committed to closing the "diversity pay gap". We’re proud of the progress we’ve made and honest that there’s more to do. We’re determined to keep moving forward so everyone at UEL can thrive.

We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and commit to success, we want you to  submit your application online using the apply button below!

Closing Date: 16 Oct 2026

Team: Support - UELPS Ltd

Salary: £62,443 to £71,685 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

The University of East London (UEL) is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help shape the next phase of its development as it looks beyond the conventional boundaries of a single university towards a more global, connected and entrepreneurial education group.

UEL is a modern, inclusive university with a distinctive careers-first mission: creating opportunity, connecting education to employment and ensuring that talent, rather than background, determines what comes next. Under Vision 2028, the University has transformed its student experience, graduate outcomes, enterprise activity and financial resilience, providing a strong platform for its next phase of growth.

Forward to 2040 sets out an ambitious next horizon. UEL intends to evolve into a global, multi-entity education group, with a long-term ambition for turnover exceeding £1bn. Its emerging model will encompass international hubs in India, Egypt and the United States, new routes to market, technology-enabled propositions and commercial partnerships, while retaining the public purpose and inclusive mission at the heart of UEL.

The CFO will be one of the principal architects of this next phase. Reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Group Chief Executive, and working closely with the Vice-Chancellor & President, Board and Executive Leadership Team, they will help build the financial architecture required to support UEL's ambitions: group-wide financial governance, consolidated reporting, investment discipline, capital allocation, commercial insight and scalable systems across an increasingly diverse portfolio.

This is an opportunity to build rather than simply inherit a group finance model. The CFO will combine rigorous financial stewardship with commercial and strategic leadership, protecting UEL's financial resilience while helping to evaluate new markets, investments and partnerships, understand returns and unit economics, and create a finance function capable of supporting sustainable, entrepreneurial growth.

UEL is deliberately looking beyond conventional higher education profiles. Candidates are likely to have operated at CFO or senior Finance Director level in a complex organisation and will bring strong commercial judgement alongside experience of growth, transformation or organisational build. International and/or multi-entity experience will be particularly relevant, as will experience of scaling financial systems and processes and exposure to areas such as corporate development, M&A, partnerships or expansion into new markets.

Cultural contribution will matter as much as technical capability. UEL is collaborative, ambitious and prepared to launch, test, learn and improve. The successful candidate will combine pace and entrepreneurial instinct with financial discipline, constructive challenge and sound judgement, and will be motivated by the opportunity to apply their experience in an institution where commercial ambition sits firmly alongside public purpose.

How to apply

Russell Reynolds Associates is advising the University of East London on this appointment. The closing date for applications is 23:59 GMT on 25 October 2026. To apply, please submit your application through the Russell Reynolds Associates online application portal, quoting reference 2609-063L.

Your application should include:

• a CV setting out your career history, key responsibilities and achievements, including reasons for any gaps within the last two years; and

• a Statement of Suitability of no more than two pages, explaining how your skills, qualities and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Due diligence will be carried out on shortlisted candidates and may include searches of publicly available information, including previous public statements and social media. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, or if you experience difficulty accessing the online application platform, please contact responses@russellreynolds.com, quoting reference 2609-063L.

Closing Date: 25 Oct 2026

Team: Management Support - UELPS Ltd

The University of East London is seeking a commercially accomplished leader to build and run its Employer Partnership Office (EPO): the University’s single employer-facing front door, operated through CareerVerse Partnerships Ltd, a UEL Group trading subsidiary.

This is a general-management appointment with full P&L ownership, not an academic post. Reporting to the subsidiary Board, with an executive line to the Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Careers and Employer Engagement, you will set and deliver multi-year revenue targets across three interdependent streams:

• CPD and micro-credentials
• Workforce-development contracts and apprenticeship employer relationships
• Commercial products, including RDCS Spaces and Facilities and TerraDock

Free employer access to the CareerVerse platform underpins the model, creating the depth of engagement on which each revenue stream depends.

You will lead three Associate Directors and their teams, act as the University’s most senior relationship holder with strategic partners and multinational organisations, and represent UEL at Board and C-suite level in markets including Florida, Chennai and Cairo.

All of this sits within the governance of a publicly accountable institution, so you must be equally at ease operating in commercial and institutional settings.

About You

You will bring a proven record of:

• Owning a commercial P&L
• Leading business development and closing complex deals with organisations ranging from SMEs to multinationals
• Selling CPD, workforce development or professional learning in a commercial context
• Operating within or alongside a regulated environment

Familiarity with higher education, trading subsidiaries or platform business models would be an advantage.

The Opportunity

In return, you will have the rare opportunity to build a commercial function from a standing start, backed by an ambitious university with a distinctive mission: widening participation and improving graduate outcomes.

UEL is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and are inspired by the University of East London’s ambitious, inclusive and success-driven environment, we would be delighted to hear from you. 

🔗 Apply Now: Complete the online form, please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Your cover letter should highlight your relevant skills, experience, and motivation for applying.

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Closing Date: 16 Oct 2026

Team: Management Support - UELPS Ltd

Salary: Competitive and aligned to market expectations