St Hugh’s College, Oxford
Principal
Founded in 1886, St Hugh’s is situated on a beautiful site in North Oxford and provides an environment of outstanding intellectual inquiry along with being a supportive community for its students and staff. The Principal is a linchpin for this combination of ambition and nurture. The history of St Hugh’s as a place that offers an excellent education to students whatever their context, and seeks to open access to disadvantaged groups, is an important part of its heritage and continuing aspiration. Having started as a women’s college, it is now a large, mixed college, with about 430 undergraduate students and about 540 postgraduates (including about 100 on part-time courses) in many disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.
The College’s Governing Body is now seeking an inspirational figure to serve as its next Principal, leading the academic mission of the College; its day-to-day running and longer-term strategy; and relations with its larger community and other constituencies. They will play a full part in the intellectual life of the College, helping to ensure that students excel and academic staff are fully supported to work together harmoniously in service of the College’s aims.
The successful candidate must be able to lead in a collaborative way, working with Governing Body and other staff to build consensus through good judgement and stakeholder engagement, and with a clear focus on the overall direction of the College. They will have excellent ambassadorial skills, and be a passionate and articulate advocate for the value of higher education and for opening up the opportunities that Oxford provides to as broad a range of people as possible. They do not have to come from a professional academic context, but must have an excellent understanding of the higher education sector, and be able to head an outstanding intellectual community.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to St Hugh’s College on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference FBPAA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by midday on Friday 27th September 2024.
The history of St Hugh’s as a place that offers an excellent education to students whatever their context, and seeks to open access to disadvantaged groups, is an important part of its heritage and continuing aspiration.