The University of Brighton is delivering significant organisational and workforce transformation to support its future ambitions. We are seeking an experienced organisational change professional to play a key role in delivering this transformation across the University.

This two-year opportunity will lead the delivery of organisational change projects and workforce transition activity arising from the Transformation Programme in line with our 2035 Strategy: Distinctively Brighton. As part of a collaborative team delivering the University's transformation agenda, you will translate approved organisational designs into effective implementation and workforce transition plans, ensuring change is delivered successfully, fairly and in line with legal and organisational requirements. You will provide expert advice and support on organisational change, consultation, redeployment and redundancy, helping leaders and managers navigate complex change programmes while supporting colleagues through periods of transition.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience delivering complex organisational change, transformation and restructuring programmes
• Expertise in workforce transition, consultation and organisational implementation
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations practice relating to organisational change
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with senior leaders and trade unions
• A collaborative, people-centred approach to change, with the ability to manage organisational risks and deliver successful outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the University, playing a key role in delivering significant organisational and workforce change that will support the University's long-term vision.

Ready to lead meaningful change? We'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 04 Nov 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £50,253 to £58,225 per annum

The University of Brighton is delivering significant organisational and workforce transformation to support our future 2035 strategy: Distinctly Brighton. We are seeking an experienced organisational change leader to play a key role in implementing this transformation across the University.

This two-year opportunity will lead the University's Organisational Change team and oversee the delivery of major organisational restructuring and workforce transition activity arising from the Transformation Programme.

Working closely with Transformation and People Department colleagues and senior leaders, you will translate approved organisational designs into effective implementation and workforce transition plans, ensuring change is delivered consistently, effectively and in line with legal and organisational requirements.

You will provide expert advice on organisational change, consultation, redeployment and redundancy, supporting leaders to deliver change in a fair, transparent and legally compliant way.

We're looking for someone with:

• Significant experience of implementing complex organisational change and restructuring programmes
• Expertise in workforce transition, consultation and organisational implementation
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels
• Experience of developing and managing high-performing teams
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with effective delivery

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the University, and is pivotal to the implementation of significant organisational and workforce change that will support the University's long-term vision.

If you have the expertise, experience and skills and drive to deliver transformational change in a complex organisation, we'd love to hear from you.  Apply today and be part of this important journey.

Closing Date: 04 Nov 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £59,966 to £69,488 per annum

We are looking to recruit a full-time administrator, fixed term for 12 months, to take on this varied and interesting role that sits in the Student Records and Enrolment team within Academic Registry based at our Moulsecoomb campus.

Your role is responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of a range of administrative services and the provision of specialist information and advice in relation to tuition fees, financial sponsors, student loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships. 

The role-holder is required to deliver high-quality user-focussed services, manage and resolve student cases, implement statutory requirements and University regulations, policy and agreed practices ensuring that institutional objectives for the student experience are met.   

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Proven administrative experience in a range of organisational and administrative duties
• The ability to work on your own initiative, to effectively work within a team and to work proactively to ensure effective service delivery
• Excellent communication and numeracy skills
• The ability to organise work and time effectively and to cope with changing priorities
• The ability to use daabases and Microsoft Office computer programs to a high standard

This role is available on a job share arrangement.

Closing Date: 01 Nov 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £31,236 to £34,610 per annum

RESCu-M² aims to advance circular manufacturing through robotics, artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, enabling more effective reuse, repair, repurposing, remanufacturing and recycling. Led by the University of Birmingham, the hub brings together the universities of Brighton, Strathclyde, Leeds, Sheffield and Loughborough, industry partners, standard agency, city councils to deliver cutting-edg research and impacts

About the role

At Research Fellow level (AC2), staff are expected to be involved in the developing, planning and managing of research projects in consultation with a Principal Investigator, developing a publication record and learning to generate funding and supervise less experienced researchers. The role will normally require a level of research knowledge, skill, and experience equivalent to PhD. Research Fellows may also be expected to contribute to the teaching and/or consultancy activities to ensure continuous development of knowledge in the subject area.

Working with Professor Yan Wang and colleagues across the hub, you will undertake research to improve the assessment, recovery and continued use of products, components and materials. You will contribute to Brighton’s research in inspection, sensing and analysis; testing, validation and certification, robotics; and circular business models.

The role offers opportunities to collaborate with researchers across the partner universities and work with industry to develop and validate practical solutions. You will also support Brighton’s role as the hub’s south-east regional spoke, helping manufacturers access research expertise and develop circular manufacturing capabilities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and conducting research into circular manufacturing and value retention processes.

• Developing and evaluating methods to assess product or component condition, performance and suitability for further use.

• Working with academic and industrial partners to identify challenges, collect and analyse data, and validate research outcomes.

• Publishing findings and contributing to project reports, conferences and knowledge exchange activities.

• Supporting the wider research team and contributing to student research where appropriate.

The successful candidate will have:

• A PhD in design, manufacturing, circular economy or life extension, or equivalent experience
• Sufficient, up-to-date breadth or depth of specialist knowledge and research experience in one or more relevant areas.
• Experience in applying appropriate research methods to engineering or quantitative problems, which may include engineering design and analysis, circular manufacturing, intelligent systems, data analysis.
• Ability to conduct high-quality independent and collaborative research, analyse and interpret results, and communicate research findings effectively.

This role is a fixed term position for 24 months and is not available on a job share arrangement due to it being 0.5 full-time equivalent.

Closing Date: 05 Nov 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 pro rata