The Engineering & Design Institute London (TEDI-London)

Salary: Circa £100k Inclusive of London Weighting

The Engineering & Design Institute (TEDI-London) is a new, degree-awarding UK Higher Education provider specialising in engineering education at undergraduate degree level. Established by three partners – Arizona State University, King’s College London and UNSW Sydney – TEDI-London was founded to address the critical shortage of engineers worldwide and enhance the quality of engineering graduates with the right mix of technical, social, and contextual skills to tackle global challenges. Targeting a more diverse cohort of students than traditional engineering degrees, TEDI-London aims to attract and empower socially aware and globally focussed engineers through its innovative, industry informed and project-based curriculum. From its founding in 2019, through to starting up with an inaugural cohort in September 2021 and welcoming the second cohort in September 2022, TEDI-London continues to push boundaries and challenge the norms in engineering education.

We are now looking for a new Chief Operating Officer to join us at what is an exciting time on our journey as we begin to scale up and deliver our ambitious targets for growth. Reporting directly to the Dean & CEO, the Chief Operating Officer will have wide-ranging strategic and operational responsibilities. Leading a team of skilled professionals within their own disciplines, a key element of your role will be to drive forward TEDI-London’s financial strategy and ensure that our operational resources are configured efficiently and effectively to support the delivery of organisation success and our Strategic Plan. This role is part of the Strategic Leadership Team of TEDI-London.

Candidates will have experience of working at a strategic level and have held a senior finance position in an organisation, with responsibility for the leadership and development of teams.  They will bring a kind, thoughtful and highly communicative style of leadership, and an ability to support the broad number of functions comprising the operations team (People, Finance, IT, Risk, Compliance and Facilities). Experience within a new start up organisation or exposure to a Higher Education environment would be beneficial to delivering this role but not essential.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to The Engineering & Design Institute London (TEDI-London) on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference MBIOA. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 22 May 2023.