Deputy Vice Chancellor – Nurseries Early Years

The Deputy Vice Chancellor Nurseries / Early Years is a senior executive leadership role responsible for the strategic direction operational oversight and quality assurance of early years and nursery education. The role ensures excellence across education delivery safeguarding regulatory compliance and organisational performance while supporting long-term growth and innovation within the early years portfolio.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all nursery and early years operations
  

• Translate organisational vision into effective early years strategies policies and delivery plans
  

• Ensure the highest standards of early childhood education care and wellbeing
  

• Oversee compliance with all relevant regulatory safeguarding and quality assurance frameworks
  

• Lead and support senior leadership teams across nursery settings
  

• Monitor performance quality indicators and operational outcomes across the early years portfolio
  

• Drive continuous improvement innovation and best practice in early childhood education
  

• Build strong relationships with regulators partners and external stakeholders
  

• Represent the organisation in senior-level meetings forums and partnerships
  

• Support workforce development leadership capability and talent succession planning
  

• Postgraduate qualification in Education Early Childhood Studies Educational Leadership or a related field
  

• Significant senior leadership experience within early years nursery education or education systems
  

• Proven experience overseeing multiple sites or complex education operations
  

• Strong understanding of early years frameworks safeguarding and regulatory compliance
  

• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning governance and performance management
  

• Track record of leading large teams and senior leaders in education environments
  

• Experience working with regulators inspection bodies or accreditation frameworks
  

• Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management skills
  

• Strategic and systems-level thinking
  

• Executive leadership and decision-making capability
  

• Strong governance and risk management awareness
  

• Ability to lead change and continuous improvement
  

• High level of professionalism integrity and judgement
  

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  

• Commitment to child-centred inclusive and high-quality early years provision
  

• Experience leading early years provision at regional group or network level
  

• Exposure to international or multicultural education environments
  

• Experience contributing to organisational growth or expansion initiatives
  

• Familiarity with inspection accreditation or quality rating frameworks