Head of Programmes - Creative Industries and Enterprise

Raindance film school; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary dependent on experience

28 days leave

Pension

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

Raindance Film School is seeking an experienced Head of Programmes to take ownership of a portfolio spanning creative and enterprise education. You will ensure academic quality, student outcomes, delivery and regulatory compliance while teaching across our programmes.

You will lead curriculum development with university and awarding body partners, plan timetables, recruit and support staff, and oversee assessment boards to maintain high standards in a dynamic, industry-aligned environment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience of leading a programme or course and staff management.
• Teaching and/or professional experience in the creative industries, business, enterprise or digital marketing.
• Experience of teaching at higher education level (UG/HND/PG provision).
• Understanding of UK OfS regulatory framework and Condition B3.
• Experience of annual monitoring, curriculum design and timetabling.
• Ability to use student data to evaluate performance and plan improvement.
• Experience with university/awarding body partners (validation/franchise/Pearson).
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
• Excellent communication, organisational and team leadership skills.
• Advance HE Senior Fellowship.

Aufgaben

• Lead day-to-day running of programmes and ensure academic standards and student experience.
• Lead curriculum design, development, modification and revalidation with partners.
• Plan timetables, recruit and induct staff, and provide line management.
• Teach and assess across creative and/or enterprise modules drawing on industry practice.
• Own student outcomes under OfS conditions and drive improvement.
• Oversee attendance, wellbeing and retention with student support.
• Chair programme boards and participate in assessment boards and integrity.
• Oversee appeals, complaints and misconduct with Quality and Standards team.
• Coordinate regulatory returns and partner communications with external examiners.

Kenntnisse

Communication

Organisational skills

Team leadership

Ausbildung

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Reports to: [CEO] | Location: [Location / 4 days onsite] | Contract: [Permanent, full-time] | Salary: [Salary range]

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

Head of Programmes leadership and delivery

• 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; 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.

Outcomes, quality and monitoring

• 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, working with the Quality and Standards team.

Regulation, partners and stakeholders

• Ensure the programmes meet OfS conditions of registration and contribute 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 that the student voice shapes enhancement.
• Build links with industry, employers and entrepreneurs to enrich the curriculum and create placement and employability opportunities.

About You

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification such as PGCE
• Experience in an alternative provider or small institution.
• Track record of industry practice or enterprise activity.

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