Diploma Garden Design Course Manager

LOCATION West Dean College - London Campus (initially in Chelsea, and then moving to Bloomsbury from September)

HOURS 28 hours per week (0.8) 4 days per week

START DATE September 2024 with a period of handover in June (up to 2 weeks)

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 9 months.

The Organisation

West Dean College is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for art, design, craft, and conservation education. The work of staff and students, frequently rooted in traditional skills, is both innovative and world leading.

We are making bold and ambitious moves as an organisation with the expansion of our portfolio, the redevelopment of our estate and our strategic push on diversity and sustainability.

Our programmes are delivered across two sites in the UK - West Dean, the idyllic Grade II listed rural campus in the stunning South Downs near Chichester (West Sussex), and our prestigious Chelsea Harbour site in the heart of London. These inspiring locations provide the ideal environment in which students can work across disciplines and forge exciting new collaborations.

The Role

The Diploma Garden Design Course Manager provides a high level of administrative support to both the BA (Hons) and Garden Design Diploma departments, underpinning the smooth running of the courses.

Garden Design Diploma

• Planning the Diploma Garden Design with the Course Leader.
• Responsible for all tutor and visit bookings on the Diploma Garden Design course and arranging cover, as necessary.
• Budget planning for the above course.
• Signing off tutor invoices for the Diploma Garden Design.
• Monitoring student atendance and timekeeping, in consultation with course tutors.
• Assisting course tutors to prepare the studio, equipment, and materials, within reason.
• Printing handouts, assessment sheets and other communications, in consultation with course tutors.
• Responding to student queries in relation to administration, equipment, and course-related issues in tutors’ absence.
• Recording student-related issues on the database.
• Collating and maintaining marks for the Diploma Garden Design course and updating database.

Meetings

• Atending and minuting all Diploma Garden Design Student Rep Meetings.
• Atending Staff Meetings.

Who we are looking for:

• This role requires knowledge and practice of teaching in Higher Education and experience of working in practice as a designer.
• Strong IT skills and a high level of computer competency, in particular Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Sound atention to detail.
• A working knowledge or understanding of CAD software is preferred.
• The ability to foster a team spirit, high levels of teaching, student engagement and wider engagement in the garden design industry.

The Benefits

In recognition for all your hard work and dedication, we can offer you:

• 38 days holiday per year (FTE)
• Pension (we’ll match you up to 7.5%)
• Life Assurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25% off retail and restaurant
• 50% off short courses
• Salary sacrifice schemes – cycle to work scheme.

Closing Date: 15 May 2024

Please visit our website via the 'Apply' button above to apply.

We will be reviewing applications as we receive, therefore we may hire prior to end date of advert subject to right candidate.

Candidates for this role will need to be able to demonstrate a current Right to Work in the UK