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Head of Student Recruitment and Admissions

About us

Two centuries ago, UCL’s founders set out a radical vision: to open higher education to all, based on the belief that talent and potential should define opportunity. Today, we are a world top ten university in the heart of London, with a diverse global community drawn from over 150 countries.

At the UCL School of Management, we are building a distinctive business school within that tradition. As we expand at One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, we combine strong analytical and technological foundations with a growing engagement in the social sciences to better understand how organisations create value across business, public and third sector contexts.

Our focus is on excellence in research and education, and on preparing students to navigate complexity, work across boundaries, and act with insight and responsibility.

For colleagues, this is an ambitious and collaborative environment in which to build, working closely with academic and professional teams to shape the School’s growth, its competitive position, and the students it attracts.

Further information about the School can be found here.

About the role

This is a new and strategically important leadership role, created to establish and lead the School’s approach to student recruitment and admissions during a critical phase of growth.

You will own the end-to-end applicant pipeline across all undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, working across distinct admissions frameworks while maintaining a consistent focus on enhancing the applicant journey and conversion outcomes.

You will operate at a portfolio level, ensuring a coordinated and strategically aligned approach across programmes, balancing individual programme needs with broader School priorities.

Working in close partnership with academic undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio leads, academic programme leads, Marketing and Communications, and UCL’s central teams, you will lead a coordinated, data-driven approach to recruitment across the portfolio, building on strong existing demand to improve conversion, deepen engagement, and maximise offer-holder yield, while setting priorities and allocating resources in line with School-wide strategic objectives.

Performance targets and KPIs will be developed in collaboration with academic and School leadership, with the role holder responsible for ensuring a coherent, portfolio-wide approach reflecting differing programme maturity, growth ambitions and strategic priorities.

You will define and deliver a distinctive, high-quality, and inclusive candidate experience, ensuring the School competes effectively for top global talent within UCL’s central admissions framework. This includes developing targeted approaches to engage underrepresented regions and student groups, and working with colleagues to support the strategic use and promotion of scholarships and financial support to broaden access and attract high-potential candidates.

A central priority is building capability: leading a high-performing team and establishing the processes, systems and operating model required to manage the pipeline at scale and drive sustained, consistent performance across programmes.

This is a rare opportunity to build a core function from the ground up within a fast-growing and globally ambitious business school, shaping not only how the School recruits, but the calibre and character of the students it attracts.

The role will contribute to a broader School-level approach to marketing, recruitment and admissions, and external engagement.

Salary UCL Grade 9 £68,284 to £74,166 per annum (including London Allowance)

This is a full-time position based at Canary Wharf. The role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% on-site.

If you have any queries about the role or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible online format to apply for this job, please contact mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk.

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About you

You will bring significant experience in student recruitment and admissions within higher education or a comparable environment.
You have a strong understanding of the UK and international student recruitment market, including the challenges faced by the sector and the opportunities that may lie ahead.
You have a proven track record of managing applicant pipelines and improving conversion outcomes, and are confident using data, CRM systems and insight to prioritise activity and deliver results.
You have a good working knowledge of the key regulatory frameworks governing UK student admissions, including visa compliance, consumer protection (CMA), and data privacy.
You are a credible and effective leader, experienced in building and developing high-performing teams and establishing ways of working that enable performance at scale.
You work collaboratively and influence effectively across academic and professional environments, including senior School-level leadership.
You have experience working across multiple programmes or portfolios, balancing competing priorities within a structured academic environment.
You have experience developing strategies to reach diverse and underrepresented audiences across international markets.

You will also bring:

Strong organisational judgement, with the ability to prioritise and deliver in a fast-paced setting
A data-driven and detail-oriented approach
The confidence to challenge, adapt and respond to change
A clear commitment to delivering an excellent and inclusive candidate experience

Above all, you will be motivated by the opportunity to attract and enrol outstanding students, ensuring they are well matched to the School’s programmes and positioned to succeed.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits.

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and, for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here.

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Assistant /Associate in Strategy & Entrepreneurship

The Strategy & Entrepreneurship Group at the UCL School of Management is seeking applications for multiple faculty positions at the Assistant and Associate level in strategy and entrepreneurship. We are broadly interested in research related to strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The anticipated starting date for these positions is 1 September 2027.

University College London (UCL) is one of the world’s top universities. At its establishment in 1826, UCL was radical and responsive to the needs of society, and this ethos – that excellence should go hand-in-hand with enriching society – continues today. UCL’s excellence extends across all academic disciplines; from one of Europe’s largest and most productive hubs for biomedical science interacting with several leading London hospitals, to world-renowned centres for architecture and fine art. With an annual turnover exceeding £1.5 billion, it is a major research and education hub in London and globally.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities. Its staff and former students have included over 34 Nobel prize winners. It is a truly international community: More than one-third of our student body come from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK. UCL offers more than 200 undergraduate programmes and more than 400 taught postgraduate programmes.

The UCL School of Management consists of five research groups: Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Organisations & Innovation, Operations & Technology, Marketing & Analytics, and Finance, Accounting & Economics. Faculty in the Strategy & Entrepreneurship group share an interest in how organizations, markets, and industries are being reshaped by technological and cultural forces. Research topics include artificial intelligence, big data analytics, machine learning, information environment, platform ecosystems, new organizational forms, decentralized organizations, learning, innovation, interorganizational relationships, corporate strategy, entrepreneurial strategy, reputation and identity, entrepreneurship for development, and social innovation. Our School ranks among the world’s Top 10 institutions for publications in the leading management journals (UT Dallas Business School Research Ranking, 2023-2026). For a publications overview, see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=B0C-6igAAAAJ

See mgmt.ucl.ac.uk for more information about the School and our research group.

The UCL School of Management encourages diversity and a positive culture among all faculty, staff, and students. UCL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a strong research record and demonstrated research potential in the area of strategy and entrepreneurship, and produce publications at an internationally significant standard in terms of originality, significance and rigour, in line with personal and departmental objectives agreed in the Staff Review and School/Department planning processes. Candidates will be expected to teach in the School’s BSc or MSc programmes. Among others, our school is expanding with new programmes, which will provide opportunities for relevant research to be leveraged in the classroom. While we invite applications from all areas of strategy, we particularly encourage applications by those interested in teaching subjects related to innovation and entrepreneurship. As a research-focused group, tenure-track positions involve teaching only two courses per year (with a potential 50% teaching reduction in year one), with generous research support.

Application Instructions

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, we will meet with promising candidates at the AOM meeting in Philadelphia in July-August 2026. Please upload your CV by July 15 to be considered for a meeting at https://apply.interfolio.com/188669

Online submission of applications will open at the beginning of August. The application deadline is August 27, 2026.

For administrative questions related to this posting, please contact our HR team via email (mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk).

For questions directly related to the position, contact the Faculty Search Committee via Dr. Vivianna Fang He (vivianna.he@ucl.ac.uk), Dr. Tom Kwon (tom.kwon@ucl.ac.uk), or Dr. Bart Vanneste (b.vanneste@ucl.ac.uk).

Assistant, Associate or full Professor level in Organisational Behaviour

The Organisations and Innovation Group at the UCL School of Management seeks applications for one or more new faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels. We welcome applications from those doing research related to creativity and innovation, social networks, and diversity, at both micro- and macro-levels of organisational behaviour. The anticipated start date is 1 September 2027.

About the Organisations and Innovation Group: The O&I Group is a strong, collegiate, and active research community. We publish regularly in the leading management journals and serve as editors and editorial board members. In addition to regularly inviting leading scholars to present their work, we hold weekly internal seminars to collectively improve the success and impact of group members’ in-progress research projects.

The Organisations and Innovation Group includes research faculty members Joshua Becker, Jim Berry, Raina Brands, Nitya Chawla, Soomin (Sophie) Cho, Clarissa Cortland, Felix Danbold, Cydney Dupree, Greg Fetzer, Colin Fisher, Sarah Harvey, Martin Kilduff, Khwan Kim, Anthony Klotz, Verena Krause, Blaine Landis, Sunny Lee, Xin Lucy Liu, Sanaz Mobasseri, and Tom Taiyi Yan, as well as PhD students and post-docs.

About the UCL School of Management: The UCL School of Management is located at the top of the landmark One Canada Square building at the centre of London’s most vibrant business hub—Canary Wharf. From this position, the School maintains robust connections with the business community in London, in the UK, and across the globe. Consisting of five research groups (Organisations & Innovation, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Operations & Technology, Marketing & Analytics, and Finance, Accounting & Economics), the School offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral programmes in Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Business Analytics, and Information Technology.

About University College London: UCL is a major research and education hub in London and globally. It is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities. UCL’s staff and former students have included over 34 Nobel Prize winners. It is a truly international community: More than one-third of our student body comes from 150 countries and nearly one-third of staff are from outside the UK. UCL offers more than 200 undergraduate programmes and more than 400 taught postgraduate programmes.

The UCL School of Management encourages diversity and a positive culture among all faculty, staff, and students. Our school is committed to building an intellectual community in which diversity, fairness, and inclusion are valued. UCL is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Qualifications

Applicants for this position should possess an earned doctorate in the appropriate discipline and a strong research record in management and organizations commensurate with the rank sought. Applicants must be committed to excellence in teaching and to the importance of collegiality. Teaching opportunities exist at the graduate (PhD and Masters), executive, and undergraduate levels. Active collaboration with PhD students is also expected of individuals selected for the position.

Application Instructions

To be considered, please submit a CV, research statement, job market paper, list of three references with contact information, and any additional working papers or published work here: https://apply.interfolio.com/188614

The application deadline is August 31, 2026. We will commence reviewing applications immediately after this date and continue until the position is closed.

For any questions about the position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Anthony Klotz (a.klotz@ucl.ac.uk). For application-related questions, please contact our HR team (mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk).