Head of Programmes - Creative Industries and Enterprise

About Raindance Film School

Raindance Film School is an ambitious and growing independent creative education provider, offering career-focused education in filmmaking and the creative industries through accredited British qualifications and university degree programmes. We work with university and awarding body partners to deliver high-quality, industry-relevant education that helps students build sustainable creative careers.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Programmes to take ownership of a portfolio spanning creative and enterprise provision at an important stage in our development.

The Role

You will be accountable for the academic quality, student outcomes, delivery and regulatory compliance of the following programmes, while also teaching across our creative and/or business provision:

• BA (Hons) Digital Marketing with Foundation Year
• Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) creative pathways
• MA Screenwriting
• MA Filmmaking

You will bring creative and enterprise expertise together so that students graduate and are able to create work and make a living from it.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of the programmes, with overall responsibility for academic standards, teaching quality and the student experience.
• Lead curriculum design, development, modification and revalidation in partnership with our university and awarding body partners.
• Plan timetables and teaching allocation, and recruit, induct, line manage and support academic and associate teaching staff.
• Teach and assess across creative and/or enterprise modules, drawing on current industry practice.
• Own student outcomes under OfS Condition B3 (continuation, completion and progression), using data to identify risks early, set targets and drive improvement across all groups of students.
• Oversee attendance, engagement and wellbeing, working with the student support department to improve retention.
• Lead annual monitoring, action planning, module evaluation and periodic review, including responses to external examiner reports.
• Chair programme boards and contribute to assessment boards, ensuring fair and consistent application of academic regulations, assessment standards and academic integrity; oversee appeals, complaints and misconduct matters with the Quality and Standards team.
• Ensure the programmes meet OfS conditions of registration, contributing evidence and data to our registration application and regulatory returns.
• Act as the main contact for university and Pearson partners, including link tutor meetings, external examiners and quality processes.
• Work with student representatives so the student voice shapes enhancement, and build links with industry, employers and entrepreneurs to enrich the curriculum and create placement and employability opportunities.

Person Specification:

• Experience of leading a programme or course, including quality, outcomes and staff.
• Teaching and/or professional experience in the creative industries, business, enterprise or digital marketing.
• Experience of teaching and assessing at higher education level, ideally across undergraduate, HND and postgraduate provision.
• Clear understanding of the UK higher education regulatory framework, including OfS Condition B3 and how continuation, completion and progression are measured.
• Experience of annual monitoring, curriculum design and timetabling.
• Ability to use student data to evaluate performance and plan improvement.
• Experience of working with university or awarding body partners, such as validation, franchise or Pearson Centre arrangements.
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
• Excellent communication, organisational and team leadership skills.
• Advance HE Senior Fellowship.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary, dependent on experience and qualifications.
• 28 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Real influence over a diverse portfolio at an exciting stage in the school's growth.
• Other benefits – pension and professional development

Raindance Film School is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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