Director, Learning Futures Lab

Director, Learning Futures Lab City St George’s, University of London

Attractive salary & benefits

Lead the future of learning with purpose and pace.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions. Formed through the merger of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London, we are a distinctive institution with an ambitious mission, a diverse student community and a clear commitment to education that is inclusive, relevant and future-facing.

We are now seeking to appoint our Director, Learning Futures Lab. This is a significant leadership role at the centre of organisational and educational change at City St George’s. The Learning Futures Lab sits at the intersection of technology, pedagogy, academic development and student success, with a clear mandate to translate expertise into practical support for Schools and measurable improvements in teaching, learning, assessment, digital capability and student outcomes.

The Lab brings together a strong community of experts across digital education, learning design and multimedia, staff educational development, student learning development, operations and projects. The next Director will need to harness that expertise and ensure it is translated into practical support, stronger engagement with Schools and measurable institutional impact.

The Director will take forward the evolution from LEaD, Learning Enhancement and Development, to the Learning Futures Lab, giving that change real meaning across the University. This will involve building on the strengths of the existing team while bringing a fresh perspective on how the Lab can support colleagues, shape practice and help City St George’s respond to the pace of change in learning and teaching.

The successful candidate will bring strategic nous, pragmatism and a strong implementation mindset. They will understand how to lead expert teams, build trust with academic colleagues and turn educational ambition into delivery. They will be able to support the University’s education strategy, improve the way the Lab works with the wider institution and help ensure that expertise is reflected in outcomes, including student experience, teaching quality and external measures of performance.

We are open-minded about background. You may come from higher education, another part of the education sector or a related environment where learning, technology, service delivery and organisational change intersect. What matters is that you can lead change across a complex organisation, bring people with you and create a function that is visible, relevant, trusted and valued.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of learning at a university with a powerful mission and real appetite for change. To find out more, please visit:

The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 6 July 2026

City St George’s is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, academic freedom, freedom of speech and sustainability. The successful candidate will share these commitments and bring inclusive, collaborative leadership to a role that offers significant opportunity to shape the next phase of research and innovation at a distinctive, ambitious and outward-facing university.