Applications close 17 October for Deputy PVC, Equalities and Diversity
Applications close on Monday 17 October for the new, senior role of Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Equalities and Diversity.
This appointment is open to internal applicants only, from senior members of the academic staff, normally at professorial level.
Reporting directly to Vice-Chancellor Adam TIckell, the post has been created to provide dedicated leadership to the development and delivery of the University’s Equality and Diversity strategy.
The Vice-Chancellor announced the new role in an email to staff in September. He said the postholder “will ensure that we embed a commitment to these values in everything that we do”.
Under the delegated authority of the Vice-Chancellor, the role holder will work closely with all parts of the University, including the Executive, Schools, Professional Services and the Students’ Union and student body, fostering individual and collective contribution, in the promotion and advancement of equality and diversity at Sussex.
The role holder will combine the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellorship with an academic post, on a 50/50 basis.
The successful candidate will take up the role “as soon as practicable”; the appointment as Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor will be for an initial term of three years, renewable by mutual agreement for a further two years.
Potential candidates are welcome to arrange an informal chat with the Vice-Chancellor and should contact Zoe Varney-Burch at z.h.varney-burch@sussex.ac.uk or on 01273 678028.