Head of Curriculum & Development

Contract type: Full Time (37.5 hours) – Permanent

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Provide effective performance management of direct reports, including setting personal objectives and KPIs; regularly reviewing the performance of direct reports; and conducting formal performance reviews according to company policy and procedures.
• Contribute to planning and policy development in areas including human resources; academic development; learning, teaching and assessment; and academic quality assurance and enhancement.
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and identify appropriate actions to solve problems and enhance academic delivery.
• Provide effective and efficient academic leadership, management and coordination of staff resources across the academic, working closely with the Centre Director and the management team.
• Provide academic leadership to programme teams, taking overall responsibility for academic standards, the quality of learning opportunities, and the accuracy and completeness of published information, ensuring that these are managed appropriately and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Centre.
• Oversee the effective operation of various committee meetings as may be appropriate.
• Contribute and support the quality process to ensure that the Centre is fully compliant with Study Group, UoA and relevant external agencies’ quality frameworks, policies, procedures and codes of practice.
• As part of the Centre management team, contribute towards effective day-to-day management of the ISC including inducting staff, implementing health and safety policies, arranging cover for absent staff, attending meetings as appropriate, and informing strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Work closely with academic staff and the AES coordinator to ensure that appropriate, current and relevant subject, academic skills and language developments are integrated and embedded in programmes and aligned with partnership articulation aspirations.
• Take the lead on appropriate Curriculum Development.
• To support the UKVI attendance process by ensuring the regular completion of weekly registers  and checking with staff to ensure students are attending, completing work set, preparing and attending all tests, mid-term assessments and module exams, recording all issues and taking action with problems, to include in reports for the academic  committees
• Report any attendance concerns to the member of staff who is responsible for student attendance and escalate any areas of students concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DLS), when required.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key academic contacts at the University ensuring a full understanding of relevant University curriculum content, assessment modes and quality policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective interaction between University staff and academic staff to facilitate the best possible transition for students to University study, liaising as necessary to support ongoing academic language development.

ABOUT YOU

• A Bachelor’s degree and a postgraduate qualification (E)
• Further management or leadership qualifications or a willingness to undertake such (E)
• Experience in providing leadership in a complex multi-disciplinary environment, with recent evidence of significant success in bringing individuals together and forming a strong team ethos (E)
• Ability to delegate activities set deadlines and take responsibility for overseeing their successful completion to meet challenging targets (E)
• Experience in planning and delivering change or continuous improvement in teaching & learning which achieved a positive impact on student outcomes (E)
• Experience working with international students and an understanding and knowledge of welfare, well-being and cultural issues which may arise (D)
• Experience of HR duties, such as delivering training and taking part in the recruitment process (D)
• Experience in successfully leading on internal communications, which includes disseminating complex messages or changes to operations (D)

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