Fellowship and Awards Adviser

Advance HE is a member-led, sector-owned charity that works with institutions and higher education across the world to improve higher education for staff, students and society.

About Advance HE

Our strategic goals to enhance confidence and trust in HE, address systemic inequalities and advance education to meet the evolving needs of students and society, supports the work of our members and the HE sector. 

We are experts in higher education with a particular focus on enhancing teaching and learning, effective governance, leadership development and tackling inequalities through our equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work. 

Advance HE UK Teaching Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the higher education teaching excellence of individuals and teams. The highly competitive and prestigious National Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) and the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) are available for nominations by Advance HE UK Member institutions.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Accreditation and Excellence Awards, the Fellowship and Awards Adviser will support the operation of Advance HE’s Teaching Excellence Awards.

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Experience of teaching and/or support for learning in HE;

• Good knowledge of effective HE teaching and learning practices in a range of contexts;

• Good organisational skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines;

• A passion for higher education and supporting those who work within it.

This is a fixed term role of 24.5 hours per week (0.7FTE) and there may be some flexibility in hours for the successful candidate and how these are worked through the week. The role will commence in October 2022 and end in November 2023 in order to provide maternity cover.

The salary for this role will be £43,315 per annum full time equivalent (pro-rated to £30,320 for 0.7 hours).

This role can be based from our York or London office or be home-based.

Occasional travel within the UK may be required to carry out the duties of the role.

To read the full job description and person specification and apply for this position please click HERE to follow this link to our recruitment portal

For informal enquiries about this post, please contact Karen Hustler, Head of Accreditation and Excellence Awards (karen.hustler@advance-he.ac.uk)

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as Advance HE does not hold a sponsor licence.

Closing date: Monday 29 August 2022 (23:59 BST)

Interview Date: Tuesday 6 September 2022 (via ZOOM)

Advance HE is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We are also committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture; for instance, through our Race Action Group. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented at Advance HE and in our sector and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people.

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