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Professional, management and support roles
It’s not just academic roles that make up a university. There are a variety of roles within our other units that contribute to student experience, smooth running of our operations and us achieving our mission.
Not only will you be a vital part in student success and advancing society as a whole, but you’ll also experience new opportunities and develop in your own career.
Academic Services provides support and strategic direction to ensure success in our service to students, working in collaboration with colleagues across the University, especially in academic units.
Business Development Unit
The BDU is committed to the delivery of innovative and profitable learning solutions, for students, businesses and partners, in the UK and globally.
Development Office
The Development Office's purpose is to raise philanthropic income and build an engaged alumni community, supporting the OU in its mission and strategic objectives.
Digital Services
Digital Services brings trusted design, data and technology know-how to the delivery of life-long learning at The Open University. Digital Services maintains over 250 OU services and systems that students and staff use every day.
EDI Team
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team is a specialist team focusing on a wide range of equality issues across the university. The EDI team ensures the OU meets legal requirements, establishes good practice, and provides the expertise required to build a truly diverse and inclusive community.
Estates
Estates provide a range of professional services to the University, including but not limited to project management, health and safety, postal services, transportation, grounds and property maintenance and management.
Finance and Business Services
Finance and Business Services provides accounting, procurement and commercial legal services to the University, helping to make the best use of resources and fulfilling statutory responsibilities.
Information Technology
Information Technology (IT) deliver systems and services that support the University's mission, students, colleagues, and partners.
Internal Audit Service
The Internal Audit Service provides the assurance, design and operation of effective governance, risk management and internal control arrangements, which help the University succeed.
Learner and Discovery Services
Learner and Discovery Services collaborate with academic colleagues to design and produce world-class distance learning for students. They also provide a range of support services that enhance the learning experience.
Library Services
The multi-award-winning Open University Library underpins the University mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. The Library Services connect the whole OU Community with world class information, technology and award-winning expertise to facilitate knowledge creation.
Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications offers expertise in campaigns, staff engagement, product marketing, customer experience, PR, change management, digital insights, strategy and brand.
Open Media and Informal Learning
Open Media and Informal Learning at The Open University is committed to delivering solutions which ensure greater access to high quality education.
OU Ireland
The OU in Ireland promotes educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.
OU Northern Ireland
The OU in Northern Ireland is the only university in Northern Ireland dedicated to distance learning.
OU Scotland
The OU in Scotland provides supported distance learning to over 19,500 students in Scotland.
OU Wales
The OU in Wales is the largest provider of part-time undergraduate higher education in Wales – more than 16,000 people from virtually every community across Wales are studying with us
People Services
People Services partners with the business to provide expertise and services in recruitment, employee relations, colleague engagement, reward and insights, and employee services.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation
The aim of the Research, Enterprise and Scholarship Unit is to facilitate the University's excellence in research, enterprise, scholarship and external engagement.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Students
The Pro-Vice-chancellor Students Unit works with students, faculties and units across the University, colleagues in our four nations and external stakeholders to deliver continuous improvements that benefit students at every stage in their journey with The Open University.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
The Research and Knowledge Exchange teams provide an extensive range of support and strategic direction, creating a research environment where our research and researchers can thrive.
Strategy Office
Our University strategy, ‘Learn and Live’, guides our decision making and priorities. The role of the Strategy Office is to ensure that the University has a clear strategic direction.
University Secretary's Office
The University Secretary’s Office (USO) provides a range of professional services and leadership support. The USO also develops and delivers institutional and sector priorities, policies, and services.
Vice Chancellor's Office
The Vice Chancellor's Office enables the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor to deliver on their responsibilities to the OU in an effective, efficient and positive way.
