Deputy Director of King’s Foundations - Senior Lecturer/Reader in International Education

About us

King’s Foundations, part of the Centre for International Education and Languages (CIEL), delivers high-quality international pathway programmes, academic skills development, and English language preparation courses. Our mission is to enable and empower students to thrive at a world-leading university. We are committed to diversity, inclusivity, and cultural competence, and we pride ourselves on delivering an outstanding student experience that combines academic excellence with holistic support.

About the role

Working in partnership with the Director of King's Foundations and the Head of Operations, the Deputy Director of King’s Foundations - Senior Lecturer/Reader in International Education provides strategic and operational educational leadership across King's Foundations. King’s Foundations is an academic department within the Centre for International Education and Languages (CIEL); the department’s core areas of provision include the King's International Foundation programme (KIF), the Pre-sessional programme, Short Courses and the university’s Academic Skills Programme. Much of the university’s Afe Babalola Centre’s academic provision is also embedded within King’s Foundations.

The Deputy Director of King’s Foundations - Senior Lecturer/Reader in International Education leads the department's educational agenda and is responsible for the academic quality, standards and enhancement of all educational provision, ensuring an outstanding student and staff experience and successful student outcomes. They provide leadership across the department, ensuring that all aspects of education, from educational strategy, curriculum and pedagogy to academic planning and staffing support the department's strategic objectives and align with the wider priorities of CIEL and King's.

As the senior educational leader for King's Foundations, the Deputy Director chairs the Department Education Committee, is a member of the CIEL Education Committee, and represents King's Foundations in institutional educational leadership and governance. The postholder deputises for the Director of King's Foundations on educational matters, exercising delegated authority where appropriate.

This role is a full-time (35hrs a week), three-year, fixed-term post and will be appointed to on the Academic Education Pathway (AEP), which recognises and supports excellence in teaching and educational leadership.

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