SUMS Interim Impact Partners
Flexible, trusted HE support to deliver real change.
For universities
Agile HE expertise for your most pressing priorities
When your institution faces capacity challenges or needs specialist expertise to accelerate strategic priorities, SUMS Interim Impact Partners are ready to step up.
Our interims are experienced HE professionals; Directors, Heads of Service, Programme Managers, who understand your context and can deliver results fast. Whether you need short-term leadership, transformation support, or operational delivery, SUMS provides a flexible, cost-effective solution tailored to the sector.
From insights to impact, our interims help deliver the change your institution needs. They’re more than a stop-gap, they embed lasting transformation and build resilience, helping your teams to:
- bridge the capacity gap with sector-seasoned professionals who can hit the ground running
- access agile support that strengthens your team without long-term commitment
- turn recommendations into reality with experts ready to implement change.
Why choose SUMS?
Agility: experienced experts vetted and ready to deploy
Sector-specific: deep HE knowledge and institutional insight
Impact-focused: more than a stop-gap, we help embed lasting change
Trusted partner: SUMS already supports your strategy, now we can help you deliver it
Value for money: flexible pricing, discounted rates for members
About SUMS
SUMS is a not-for-profit membership organisation and registered charity, owned by our member universities. We help institutions become better, more effective organisations through strategic consultancy, benchmarking, and interim support.
Our SUMS Interim Impact Partner service is part of our Delivering Change offer, helping universities grow their capacity and capabilities to implement transformation and improve services.
We live our values every day:
- Community – we are better through sharing
- Learning and innovation – we never stand still
- Kindness – we put people first
- Impact – we are change makers.