Delivery Manager (Centre for Teaching Excellence)
The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CfTE) at the University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a Delivery Manager to support the coordination and delivery of its national programme.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening CfTE’s ability to deliver high-quality, research-informed professional learning and engagement activity across Scotland, working closely with teachers, local authorities, and national partners.
About the role
The Delivery Manager is responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and assuring the delivery of the Centre for Teaching Excellence’s (CfTE) programme of work, ensuring that research hubs, professional learning activity, and practitioner engagement remain on track, coherent, and aligned with CfTE’s strategic priorities.
Working alongside CfTE leadership and closely with CfTE Research Hub Leads and Centre Manager(s), the Delivery Manager supports the Hubs to ensure delivery of Hub activity in line with CfTE vision and aims, maintains oversight of progress across Hubs and initiatives, and helps ensure consistency, quality, and impact across CfTE’s national offer.
This role strengthens CfTE’s ability to deliver at scale while preserving practitioner voice, research integrity, and responsiveness to national priorities.
Contract details
- Full-time (1.0 FTE)
- Fixed term until 31 March 2027 (funded to this date in the first instance)
- Anticipated start date: August 2026
- Applications are also welcomed from candidates seeking to undertake the role on a secondment basis.
Eligibility and Location
We welcome applications from candidates across Scotland, reflecting CfTE's national remit. Travel within Scotland may be required on an occasional basis.
Applications are particularly encouraged from GTCS-registered teachers, including those currently working in schools or local authorities who wish to contribute to national-level educational development.
Key requirements (summary)
Candidates should demonstrate the following criteria:
Essential
- Extensive experience in leading or coordinating complex educational or professional learning activities, ideally across multiple sites or partners.
- Strong understanding of the Scottish education system, including local authorities and national priorities.
- Credibility with teachers and senior leaders; ability to work respectfully with a wide range of professional organisations, associations and bodies.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively, support others, and exercise influence without formal line management responsibility.
Desirable
- Experience of working in research‑informed or evidence‑based improvement contexts, particularly in leading and supporting others in enquiry activity.
- Familiarity with programme or project delivery approaches in education.
Working with CfTE
CfTE brings together research, professional learning, and practitioner expertise to support improvement in teaching, learning, and assessment across Scotland. The Delivery Manager will play a key role in ensuring this work is coherent, impactful, and sustainable at scale.
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact CfTE Deputy Director, Dr Angela Jaap: angela.jaap@glasgow.ac.uk.
How to apply
Applications should be sent to cfte@glasgow.ac.uk. The application should include a CV, detailing relevant experience and engagement with and/or leading practitioner enquiry, and a covering letter which outlines your interest in the role, relevant experience and how you meet the criteria above.
- Closing date for applications: 12-noon, 15 June 2026
- Anticipated interview date(s): From 22 June 2026