Lecturer In Business - East London (3740)

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Global Banking School (GBS) is a higher education provider delivering sector-relevant courses across campuses in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and beyond. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we offer vocational, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes in fields like banking, finance, accounting, and more. We are recognised by the Office for Students and the Quality Assurance Agency. 

At GBS, our mission is to change lives through education, we take an inclusive approach to recruiting students and staff, investing in our people with an aim to widening access to higher education among groups currently under-represented in the sector. 

We’re a certified ‘Great Place to Work’ and celebrated high satisfaction ratings in the National Student Survey 2023, with a student voice score; a full 16% ahead of the sector average. 

GBS is seeking talented business educators to join our team from January 2024. We are looking for full-time lecturers with experience in business, either generally, or a specific aspect of the discipline. We value educators who are student focused, and who prioritise student success. 

As a Lecturer, you will be responsible for a range of teaching, administrative and professional duties alongside other activities commensurate with your role. Lecturers will teach flexibly across a range of class times encompassing days, evenings, and weekends, on campus, often in rotation with other staff. 

Main Responsibilities

• All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met, using a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials. 
• Develop, update, and improve course materials as appropriate. 
• Manage and lead modules/units. 
• Keep up to date with subject-specific and pedagogic innovations. 
• As part of a team, play a full and pro-active part in engaging and retaining students. 
• Attend meetings as required, to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within the various teams you will be engaged with. 
• To actively be involved in staff development activities and peer observations

Requirements

• You will hold qualifications at least to master’s level in the relevant subject area (e.g., business, entrepreneurship, strategy, marketing, finance etc.) and will ideally hold a PhD or be able to demonstrate equivalent high level professional experience in the discipline. 
• Good knowledge of one or more of the following areas: 
• Business and Entrepreneurship 
• Management/Leadership 
• HRM 
• Strategy 
• Project Management 
• Marketing 
• Finance 
• Previous lecturing experience in similar environments. 
• Experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback. 

Desirable: 

• Teaching qualifications/accreditation: PGCHE, MA in HE Practice or FHEA etc. 
• Experience of working in the industry of your subject areas. Strong applicants from industry must be able to demonstrate ability to teach at university level. 

Other Information

In return we offer a great working environment, career progression and some great benefits which include: 

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays 
  • 1 day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days 
  • Workplace pension scheme with NEST 
  • Tuition reimbursement for career development courses 
  • Cycle to Work scheme 
  • Access to GBS “Life” - discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more 
  • Reward and recognition programme 
  • £500 award employee referral scheme 
  • Discretionary annual performance bonus 
  • Specsavers eye care vouchers 
  • Totum discount card access and Costco membership

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