Curriculum Design Lead

Grade 8, Salary range £46,974 - £56,021 (Incremental progression)  

The Opportunity

This post represents an exciting opportunity in a new function, where we are looking for an ambitious individual to join a new team at Keele University. The role will uniquely work across Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE) and Student Futures (Careers, Global Opportunities and Placements) which forms part of the larger Directorate of Student Services & Success. 

The role will play an active part in the management and quality assurance of the development and understanding of experiential learning, career development, systems, with links to graduate skills. This will mean supporting, advising partnerships and discussions with senior leaders and peers across the institution to help the development and dissemination of university strategies. 

The role will manage resources, projects, facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and embed actions into the curriculum to accommodate student development, experiential learning, measures of progress and appropriate platforms from a structural and innovation perspective. This will include supporting, advising and offering expertise to related practitioners to recommend changes, assist with curriculum design and develop resources, built through co-creation and partnerships. 

The role will play an active part in the management and quality assurance of the development & understanding of experiential learning, career development systems and their relationship to graduate skills. 

Experience of working on employability in the HEI sector through a careers lens, underpinned by a strong teaching and learning pedagogy is essential. An understanding and use of learning technologies applied in an experiential learning context is desirable. 

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:  

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade (Keele Spine)
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave  
• Excellent staff pension scheme   
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development   
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery    
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site  
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)

Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above.

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible. 

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University values equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

How to Apply

For full post details and to find out more about working at Keele please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies.

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Kulvinder Birring, k.s.birring@keele.ac.uk   

Applications to this address will not be accepted. 

Closing date: 22^nd October 2023

Interviews will be held on: 21^st November 2023

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