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Associate Director Strategic Planning, People & Culture

Kings College, London

London, Greater London (On-site)

WC2R, London

£75,000 - £80,000 per year including London weighting allowance

Full-time

Contract

Education

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Fixed term 12-month contract

About the role:

We are recruiting an Associate Director, Strategic Planning, People & Culture to join the Estates & Facilities (E&F) Strategic Management Office (SMO) on a 12‑month maternity cover.

This is a great opportunity to make a visible impact at a pivotal time, supporting the recalibration of E&F’s flagship Fit for King’s programme and embedding the Estates & Facilities Philosophy. Working with senior leaders, you will help shape the strategic direction of the directorate so that we can deliver a Fit for King’s Estate for the King’s community.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategy & Performance, you will lead the Strategic Planning, People & Culture team and be accountable for effective strategic planning, robust programme oversight, and directorate-level budget planning and risk management. You will take ownership of key strategic initiatives, ensuring appropriate governance, reporting, benefits realisation and change management arrangements are in place. You will work closely with the Senior Director of Strategy & Performance to establish and embed the structures, governance and reporting needed to provide assurance against delivery of the directorate’s strategic plan (the Estates & Facilities Philosophy), with a particular focus on finance, people and internal processes.

As a key member of the SMO leadership team, you will build and maintain trusted relationships across Estates & Facilities and the wider university, bringing clarity to priorities, enabling effective collaboration, and supporting confident, evidence-based decision making.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term 12-month contract or until the return of the substantive post holder (maternity cover).

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

Strong experience in strategic business planning, with the ability to develop and deliver strategy.
Expertise in programme and project management, including establishing governance, managing risks and dependencies, and leading change activity across complex, multi-year programmes.
Demonstrable leadership abilities, with experience managing teams and developing high-performing teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups all levels of the organisation.
Proven experience of building and maintaining effective senior-level relationships with sophisticated influencing/negotiating skills
Experience of budget planning and financial oversight of large and complex, including building business cases and balancing risks.
Strong analytical skills, with experience in risk management and the use of data to inform strategic decision-making.
A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset, with a commitment to high standards of service, innovation and continuous improvement.

Desirable criteria

Experience and/or knowledge of the challenges of UK higher education.
Change management qualifications and/or experience of implementing cultural change
Experience of working in EDI or knowledge of EDI including EDI legislation and issues that may impact workplaces and/or education

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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Closing date: 10 May 2026.

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Posted on: 24 April 2026

Closing date: 10 May 2026 at 10:32

Job ref: 144085

Tags: Education, Strategy, University

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Tutor, Therapeutic Counselling in Schools Level 4, London

Place2Be

Farringdon, Greater London (On-site) 4.35 miles

£21,945 p.a FTE £36,575

Part-time

Permanent

Mental Health

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About The Role

Place2Be is looking for a Level 4 Diploma Tutor. In this hybrid role, you will play a vital part in shaping the next generation of counselling professionals supporting children and young people. You’ll plan, deliver and evaluate our innovative CPCAB‑accredited Diploma, provide high‑quality teaching both in person and online, and help create an inclusive, reflective and supportive learning environment. This is an exciting opportunity for someone committed to therapeutic education, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and ensuring trainees receive an outstanding learning experience. On‑site teaching takes place ion site in London.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, prepare and deliver the Level 4 Diploma curriculum in person and online
Facilitate lectures, seminars, skills groups and 1:1 tutorial
Evaluate and assess students through vivas, formative and summative assessments
Provide clear, constructive written and verbal feedback
Support the interviewing and selection process for new students
Maintain high safeguarding, wellbeing and health & safety standards
Contribute to curriculum development and quality assurance processes
Attend team meetings, supervisions, standardisation workshops and moderation activities
Promote EDI, anti‑oppressive practice and safe group dynamics in all teaching
Stay current with research, theory and developments in counselling children and young people

Key Skills & Experience

Qualified counsellor/psychotherapist (Level 4+, ideally Postgraduate/Masters)
Minimum two years’ experience working therapeutically with children in a school setting
Registered/accredited with BACP, UKCP or HCPC
Experience teaching or training counsellors/therapists
Strong understanding of theory, child development and integrative practice
Confident assessing academic and skills‑based work
Commitment to EDI and working within difference and diversity
Excellent communication, organisation and relationship‑building skills
Competent with Microsoft Office and online learning platforms (e.g., Teams)

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 12/05/2026

1st Interview date: 21/05/2026

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

Annual Leave that increases with service
Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
5% contributory pension scheme
Life assurance of four times your annual salary
A comprehensive employee assistance programme
Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.

If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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