Programme Leader (BSc Cyber Security)

QA; Greater London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days Annual Leave

Holiday Purchasing scheme

Medicash plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discounts Benefit Hub

Pension Scheme

Early Friday Finish at 4pm

Job summary

QA in the United Kingdom is seeking a Programme Leader for the BSc Cyber Security Professional degree apprenticeship. Location: home-based with a 12-month FTC.

You will lead academic delivery, manage assessment boards, and collaborate with the Associate Dean and Module Tutors to ensure delivery excellence and student success. The role requires a master's degree, strong teaching leadership, industry experience in cyber security, and commitment to equity and diversity.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• A logical thinker, critical problem solver and a passion to achieve.
• Ability to deliver practical and engaging teaching and learning sessions within cyber security.
• Knowledge and experience of delivery cyber security modules/content at university level.
• Industry experience within cyber security
• Experience of leading a degree apprenticeship level/programme (desirable)
• Knowledge of Apprenticeships and work-based learning, or knowledge of Higher Education.
• Understanding of equity and diversity issues.

Responsibilities

• To deliver a minimum of ‘meeting expectations’ in workshops to our Degree Apprentices.
• To ensure all assignment marks are released on time and to the correct quality standards following the marking and moderation process.
• Assessment Boards/Student Rep Meetings.
• To prepare the Programme Leaders report, prior to attending Programme Board Meetings &/or Student Rep meetings
• To ensure any action points are followed-up and addressed, prior to the next meeting.
• To respond to programme inbox queries daily (first response, within 24 hours) this will also be supported by your AD and HoL/s, as necessary.
• To chair, minute and track actions from the fortnightly Skills Coaches & Tutors meetings:
• To complete the annual university report within the given timeframe
• To support with Academic Misconduct investigations, as highlighted by the Quality team.
• To support the onboarding of new starters delivering on your programme, this includes, new permanent staff, freelancers, wider QAL staff and those who have not taught on your programme previously.
• To create additional programme materials, when necessary to support learners and tutors on your programme.
• Ensure the VLE is up-to-date and accurate
• To actively collaborate with the Head of Level alternatively the Associate Dean in managing the programme. This includes joint oversight of module setup, monitoring student progress via VLE, and maintaining academic and quality assurance standards in conjunction with the Head of Level.
• To uphold the University's academic and quality assurance policies, ensuring these standards are consistently met across all levels of the programme, in-line with QA's internal processes and procedures.
• Establish and maintain clear, open communication channels between the Programme Leader, Module Leaders, and Head of Level to ensure the smooth operation of the programme.
• Regular joint meetings between the Programme Leader, Module Leaders, and Head of Level

Skills

Excellent communication

Logical thinking

Problem solving

Teaching cyber security

Delivery of university modules

Industry experience Cyber security

Leadership of degree apprenticeship

Apprenticeships knowledge

Equity and diversity understanding

Education

Masters in relevant field

Job description

About The Role

Programme Leader (BSc Cyber Security)

Location: Home based

Contract Type: 12 months FTC

Your Role:

The Programme leader is responsible for academic leadership and management of the BSc Cyber Security Professional degree apprenticeship programme. Working closely with the Associate Dean (NU Apprenticeship) and Module Tutors, the Programme Leader needs to make sure that students experience excellence in the delivery of programme and succeed to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities:

• To deliver a minimum of ‘meeting expectations’ in workshops to our Degree Apprentices.
• To ensure all assignment marks are released on time and to the correct quality standards following the marking and moderation process.
• Assessment Boards/Student Rep Meetings:
• To prepare the Programme Leaders report, prior to attending Programme Board Meetings &/or Student Rep meetings
• To ensure any action points are followed-up and addressed, prior to the next meeting.
• To respond to programme inbox queries daily (first response, within 24 hours) this will also be supported by your AD and HoL/s, as necessary.
• To chair, minute and track actions from the fortnightly Skills Coaches & Tutors meetings:
• To complete the annual university report within the given timeframe
• To support with Academic Misconduct investigations, as highlighted by the Quality team.
• To support the onboarding of new starters delivering on your programme, this includes, new permanent staff, freelancers, wider QAL staff and those who have not taught on your programme previously.
• To create additional programme materials, when necessary to support learners and tutors on your programme.
• Ensure the VLE is up-to-date and accurate
• To actively collaborate with the Head of Level alternatively the Associate Dean in managing the programme. This includes joint oversight of module setup, monitoring student progress via VLE, and maintaining academic and quality assurance standards in conjunction with the Head of Level.
• To uphold the University's academic and quality assurance policies, ensuring these standards are consistently met across all levels of the programme, in-line with QA's internal processes and procedures.
• Establish and maintain clear, open communication channels between the Programme Leader, Module Leaders, and Head of Level to ensure the smooth operation of the programme.
• Regular joint meetings between the Programme Leader, Module Leaders, and Head of Level

Your Experience:

• Excellent communication skills.
• A logical thinker, critical problem solver and a passion to achieve.
• Ability to deliver practical and engaging teaching and learning sessions within cyber security.
• Knowledge and experience of delivery cyber security modules/content at university level.
• Industry experience within cyber security
• Experience of leading a degree apprenticeship level/programme (desirable)
• Knowledge of Apprenticeships and work-based learning, or knowledge of Higher Education.
• Understanding of equity and diversity issues.

Essential Qualifications:

• A minimum of a masters in relevant field

Desirable Qualifications:

• PhD or working towards one
• A teaching qualification or a desire to obtain one, preferably Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
• Relevant cyber security qualifications

About Us

Wellbeing & benefits

Your wellbeing matters to us. That's why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:

• 27 days Annual Leave(4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
• Holiday Buying scheme
• Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
• Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
• 3 Development days
• 2 Charity days per year
• Pension Scheme
• Early Friday Finishat 4pm

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!

You'll have the unique opportunity todevelop your skills on ourQAauthored coursesin the latest tech (you'll get3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into ourworld-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Orperhaps you'd like to enrolon aDegreeorMasters programmeto enhance your skillset or learn new things.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

A little about QA

At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.

Our Mission:

We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training,Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.

You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/