Curriculum Development Manager

Location: Joseph Priestley Building

Introduction 

Birmingham City University is a large and diverse learning community with over 30,000 students from around 100 countries. We are passionate about providing our learners with a transformational journey, enabled by an exceptional supportive academic community, state-of-the-art facilities and focus on practical skills and professional relevance to support their future employability. We are also committed to world-class research, to advance knowledge and practice, to address real-world problems and fuel innovations outside of the university. 

Role information 

To provide expert curriculum development services, supporting the enhancement and diversification of curriculum in line with the university’s Education Strategy. The postholder will deliver curriculum enhancements, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities such as STEAM, decolonisation, employability, and sustainability. Working within a quality assurance and enhancement framework, they will integrate these strategic priorities into the curriculum and support the academic community in maintaining high standards of curriculum quality and assessment practices. 

Main activities and responsibilities 

• Provide expert advice and guidance on curriculum development, ensuring alignment with the university’s Education Strategy and institutional priorities. 
• Lead curriculum enhancement projects, ensuring integration of key strategic priorities such as STEAM, decolonisation, employability, and sustainability. 
• Work with academic schools and departments to develop and implement curriculum improvements, promoting innovative and inclusive pedagogical approaches. 
• Support the design and diversification of assessment methods, ensuring alignment with best practice and the Education Strategy. 
• Ensure the integration of quality assurance and enhancement processes into curriculum development and delivery. 
• Develop and deliver training and workshops for academic staff on curriculum development, assessment diversification, and quality enhancement. 
• Collaborate with other functions within Quality Assurance & Enhancement to monitor and evaluate curriculum quality across the institution. 
• Provide expert support in the review and redesign of curricula, ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. 
• Advise on curriculum-related policy and strategy, contributing to the development of institutional educational frameworks and guidelines. 
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of sector developments and emerging trends in curriculum design, teaching, and assessment. 

Skills and Experience 

Please refer to the person specification contained within the job description. 

For more information or to book a consultation, please email: shivani.wilson-rochford@bcu.ac.uk

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential. 

The University is proudly Disability Confident. This means amongst other things that we commit to offering a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who fully meet the essential criteria for each role.

Further Details: Job Description

Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 01 March 2026

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