Associate Director (Executive Programmes)

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About us:

King's Business School is one of the UK's leading business schools, located in the heart of London. We are committed to delivering world-class education and research that shapes business practice and policy. Our Executive Education portfolio is central to our mission to empower leaders and organisations through transformative learning.

The Faculty incorporates seven departments as well as several vibrant institutes and centres with broad ranging programmes of activity across research, education, impact and engagement, thought leadership, and knowledge transfer.

About the role:

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to join King's Business School as Associate Director of Executive Programmes. This pivotal role will lead the operational delivery of our Executive Education portfolio, ensuring a world-class client experience and supporting the School's ambitions for growth, innovation, and impact in lifelong learning.

Working closely with academic leads, commercial partners, and a range of other stakeholders, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of open programmes and play a central role in the strategic development of executive education at King's Business School.

You will be an experienced professional with a strong background in executive education, professional development, or commercial programme delivery. You will bring strategic insight, operational rigour, and a client-focused mindset to a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the successful candidate will be a strong leader with experience of line management and creating high-performing, motivated teams. They will have extensive experience of delivering service excellence in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

At King's Business School we are committed to delivering transformative learning experiences for professionals and leaders across sectors. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of executive education in a collaborative, innovative, and impact-driven environment.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

King's Business School operates a hybrid working policy and you will be expected to spend a minimum of two working days per week on campus. Because of the nature of this role, some out of hours and weekend working will be required.

About you:

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

Essential criteria

1. A first class degree or equivalent professional experience
2. Knowledge and understanding of the Executive Education marketplace and current trends, particularly for Open programmes
3. Experience leading complex operational services in executive education, professional development, or a similar commercial environment.
4. Experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality client-facing programmes.
5. Highly experienced in the delivery of complex project management, financial planning and budget monitoring
6. Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with a proven track record of leading high performing teams
7. Strong commercial acumen and experience with sponsorship, partnerships and business development
8. Excellent communicator, with demonstrated success in stakeholder engagement across academic, commercial and administrative domains

Desirable criteria

1. Experience leading or working with FT ranked programmes
2. Involvement in the design and launch of new executive education programmes
3. Experience with CRM systems, digital marketing, and client relationship tools
4. Experience in securing commercial sponsorship or strategic partnerships
5. Familiarity with international education markets and global client engagement

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

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.

Further information:

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet each of the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

Interviews are due to be held at Bush House, Strand Campus, on the 22nd October.