Course Director / Programme Leader

Global University Systems; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking a dedicated Course Manager to oversee the performance and quality of their programs. This role involves leading curriculum development, managing teaching and assessment strategies, and ensuring compliance with educational standards. You will play a crucial part in enhancing student engagement and retention while collaborating with academic teams to innovate teaching practices. If you're passionate about education and committed to fostering academic excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in curriculum development and quality assurance in higher education.
• Strong teaching skills and ability to engage students effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage course performance and quality, responding to student feedback.
• Lead curriculum development and ensure effective course delivery.

Skills

Curriculum Development

Teaching Skills

Quality Assurance

Student Engagement

Communication Skills

Education

Master's Degree in Education or related field

Teaching Qualification

Tools

Information and Communication Technologies

Job description

Management and Performance of Course

• To be responsible for performance and quality of the designated course by monitoring and responding to key information and metrics, including student feedback.
• To lead course team meetings, course committee meetings and organise and prepare for examination boards.
• To undertake general course management responsibilities including lesson planning, teaching, curriculum development, assessment design and administration.
• To ensure arrangements are in place for effective course delivery and administration, including recruitment, admissions, timetabling and induction through collaboration with appropriate colleagues.
• To maintain strong links with related industries and professional bodies, keeping up to date with latest developments in the subject area.
• To manage the course across modes of delivery (evening and weekends) for which you will have separate support staff.
• To undertake continuous personal and professional development, and to support it for any staff you manage through effective use of the College’s Planning, Review and Appraisal scheme and staff development opportunities.
• To support the engagement and retention of students to ensure progression and attainment on the degree course.

Curriculum Development

• To work with the academic team, contributing to curriculum development and the review and development of cross-disciplinary teaching strategies.
• Lead the activities associated with course and curriculum development, including validation, accreditation and course monitoring.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

• To manage the overall programme of teaching and assessment on the course, including liaison with the staff team.
• Take lead responsibility for implementation and delivery of the College’s teaching and learning related strategies and policies at a course level.
• To fully utilise the College’s and other information and communication technologies in order to facilitate and enhance students’ learning experiences and organisational effectiveness.

Quality Assurance

• To produce an annual course monitoring report and ensure the continuous improvement and development of the course.
• To set, promote and maintain appropriate educational and professional standards of good practice in teaching, delivery and curriculum development.
• To monitoring student progress and maintaining appropriate records.
• Ensure compliance with course performance expectations within the HE sector, including regulatory requirement of the OFS, other Regulatory standards and our partners.

Other

• To perform such duties consistent with your role as may from time to time be assigned to you anywhere within the College.