Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression)

The Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression) will provide leadership to the teaching team, as well as implement strategies to ensure that all students within the centre achieve their full academic potential. This will be achieved through the development and implementation of sound pedagogical practices and an innovative and student-centred curriculum that supports lifelong learning as well as academic quality.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Articulate a vision for the Centre’s academic development and implement a strategic plan to drive continuous improvement and enable the Centre to achieve its ambitious targets for student outcomes.
• Drive development of the academic partnership with the host university to maximise learning opportunities, student experience and student recruitment to the Centre.
• Articulate and implement a clear vision for the development of the Centre’s programmes to meet the overall strategic aims of the Centre as a highly effective, attractive in market and sector-leading within pathways to UK HE.
• Contribute to strategic planning and policy development including human resources; academic development; learning, teaching and assessment; and academic quality assurance and enhancement, as part of the Centre Leadership Team.
• Attend and actively contribute to relevant University Partnership Boards and Committees, work with university colleagues through approved liaison points and report regularly on these through the Centre deliberative governance and management structures.
• Participate in regular meetings with teaching and Student Experience staff and represent the Centre at appropriate events and meetings within the Centre, the partner university and externally.
• Provide academic leadership to all programme teams, and on academic standards, the quality of learning opportunities, ensuring that they are managed appropriately and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Centre.
• Monitor the key performance indicators in curriculum areas to demonstrate its effectiveness in achieving the Centre’s business objectives and intervene to manage performance, where required.
• Drive across all areas of the Centre a cost-conscious working environment, at the same time as delivering a quality service and experience to students.
• Ensure that the Centre is compliant in relation to Safeguarding responsibilities and staff across the Centre are aware of their obligations/requirements.
• Manage and address day to day issues that arise ensuring that problems are resolved effectively and efficiently and that lessons are learned and incorporated into Centre practices.

ABOUT YOU

• An undergraduate degree and a post graduate qualification (desirable).
• Teaching qualification (highly desirable).
• Further management or leadership qualifications would be advantageous. (or a willingness to undertake such).
• Experience of providing leadership in a complex multi-disciplinary environment, with evidence of significant success.
• Experience of providing feedback to another person about their performance, which secured improvement.
• Experience of HR duties, such as delivering training and taking part in the recruitment process.
• Ability to delegate activities set deadlines and take responsibility for overseeing their successful completion to meet challenging deadlines.
• Experience planning and delivering change or continuous improvement, which achieved a positive impact on student outcomes.
• Experience of successfully motivating and leading teachers through a process of change.
• Experience of successfully leading on internal communication, which includes disseminating complex messages or changes to operations.
• Experience of working with international students and an understanding of welfare, well-being and cultural issues which may arise.
• Experience of data management and interpretation, and quality assurance.
• Experience of working across, up and down an organisation as well as with external partners and both national and international stakeholders. 

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