Lecturer in Foundation Year Business & Innovation Pathway

Arden University; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Arden University is seeking a Lecturer in Foundation Year to support students in their academic journey. The role involves teaching various programs, shaping the curriculum, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in a new Nottingham campus. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a chance to impact students' success.

Benefits

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Generous pension plan

Private Medical Insurance

Free Arden course for employees

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering accessible, inclusive education.
• Strong communication and digital teaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide Foundation Year students through their first year.
• Teach Business and Innovation pathway programs.

Skills

Communication

Digital Teaching

Problem Solving

Education

Master’s degree in Business Management

Job description

Salary: £39,596 - £45,848 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: SeniorLecturer/Programme Lead

Department: Foundation Year Blended Learning, Centre for Academic Persistence

Multiple roles available

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This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement that will require travel up to 4 days per week in teaching weeksinto our NEW Nottingham City Centrecampus. This may fluctuate in line with business requirements. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Centre: Centre for Academic Persistence

Our Centre for Academic Persistence is focussed on helping and supporting students through their first-year university journey. We are a large team who are passionate about supporting students realise their potential. We do this through several different programmes including our Foundation Year; supporting the CertHE programme; our On Track initiative for students with level-progression support or assistance resitting or retaking modules; Pass First Time (Academic study skills to help pass courses) and the university new student orientation.

The Lecturer in Foundation Year rolewill sit within the Department of Foundation Year Blended Learning. You will be part of a large team across our campuses. We have afantastic team of Academics that are teaching our Foundation Year pathways and modules and really focus on supporting students in their Foundation Year achieve and thrive at university.

Our Foundation Year enables entry on to a wide selection of programmes for students. This department will be well placed in the heart of Nottingham with a campus feel and plenty of amenities and great transport links close by. Our new campus opens it's doors in Septemberand you'll be the first to shape the future of this impressive City Centre Arden location.

About the Opportunity:

As a Lecturer in Foundation Year, you'll guide our Foundation Yearstudents through first year of fourlaying the groundwork for academic and professional success across a range of disciplines.

You’ll also contribute to the Foundation Year by teaching the Business and Innovation pathway which includes the followingprogrammes:

• BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
• BSc (Hons) Digital Marketing with Foundation Year
• BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
• BSc (Hons) Health and Care Management with Foundation Year

Whether students are on the path to becoming developers, marketers, managers, or care professionals, your teaching will be central to building their digital confidence and academic readiness.

About You:

You'll shape and evolve the Foundation Year curriculum to meet modern learner needs.Delivering engaging, practical teaching in computing, digital literacy, and problem-solving Create impactful learning materials that bring tech concepts to life. Supporting and mentoring students, helping them gain confidence to achieve their goals

Collaborating with a dynamic, multidisciplinary academic team in a brand new campus in the heart of Nottingham City Centre.

Essential requirements:

• A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Management or a related field
• A recognised teaching qualification (or willingness to gain one within 12 months)
• Experience in delivering accessible, inclusive education
• Strong communication and digital teaching skills
• A desire to be part of a start-up mindset within a well-established institution

Desirable requirements:

• Any background in the above modules to include Social Sciences.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• SimplyHealth plan option
• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
  

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: Monday 26th May 2025 (midnight)

Interviews to be held : w/c Monday 2nd June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system. However, we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.