Planning your next career move in higher education
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Planning your next career move in higher education
Careers in professional services rarely follow a straight line. Promotion often depends on a vacancy appearing, and many people move sideways, across functions, or through projects and secondments before they move up. The Invisible Majority (HEPI Report 205) found that development routes are often unclear, particularly after restructuring.
This two hour workshop is for professional services staff who want to plan their next step rather than wait for one. It covers how to take stock of your skills and experience, how careers in higher education professional services actually move, how to identify the role you want next and what stands between you and it, and how to close those gaps through projects, shadowing and development.
Attendees will leave with:
A clear view of their strengths and the experience they can build on
A target next role, and the gaps to close before applying
A development plan for the next twelve months
Thursday 10 December 2026 | Online | 10:00 to 12:00 | Members £35 + VAT | Non-members £75 + VAT
Open to AHEP members and non-members. Counts towards the AHEP Professional Framework: Empowering development.
Lineup
Amanda Owen-Meehan | Consulting Director, AHEP Consulting
Maria Kukhareva | Lead Consultant | AHEP Consulting
Maria Kukhareva is an expert coach, facilitator and AHEP Lead Consultant with 25 years' expertise in UK higher education. She holds an MBA in Marketing and a Professional Doctorate in the Sociology of Education and is Senior Fellow of Advance HE. Her practice draws on Erickson solution-focused coaching, the Fearless Organisation's work on psychological safety, and Physical Intelligence framework. Maria has worked with leaders from Head to PVC level, helping individuals get clarity, address their blind spots and deepen leadership capability. With teams, she rebuilds communication and gets results in fast-paced and high-pressured environments. Her recent clients include Warwick University, UCL, the University of Exeter, the University of Chester and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Her facilitation is known for combining warmth with rigour: appreciative and strengths-based, but never short on evidence, depth and insight. She brings the insider's perspective to conversations, helping turn your ambition into an actionable plan.
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