Teaching and Learning Officer (Education Development, Policy, Procedure and Practice)

Diversity Dashboard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer pension contribution

Job summary

Diversity Dashboard is seeking an education policy professional to support development, implementation and monitoring of university education policies and priorities. You will provide guidance on teaching, learning and quality assurance, and help programme development and review to align with internal and external requirements.

You will contribute with clear, practical guidance and training, bringing analytical thinking and a collaborative, customer-focused approach to enhance policy and

Qualifications

• Significant experience and current knowledge of quality assurance, programme enhancement, education development, or teaching and learning policy and practice in a Faculty or comparable setting.
• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of policy or procedure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex matters clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, together with a collaborative and customer-focused approach.
• Experience of developing guidance, resources or training for colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of University and Faculty education policies, procedures and strategic priorities.
• Providing clear advice, guidance and training on teaching, learning and quality assurance matters.
• Supporting programme development, approval, enhancement and review, ensuring alignment with internal and external requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Collaborative approach

Customer-focused

Training development

Education

Experience in education policy or programme development

Job description

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of University and Faculty education policies, procedures and strategic priorities.


• Providing clear advice, guidance and training on teaching, learning and quality assurance matters.


• Supporting programme development, approval, enhancement and review, ensuring alignment with internal and external requirements.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences and approaches to their work.

About You

• Significant experience and current knowledge of quality assurance, programme enhancement, education development, or teaching and learning policy and practice in a Faculty or comparable setting.


• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of policy or procedure.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex matters clearly to a range of audiences.


• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, together with a collaborative and customer-focused approach.


• Experience of developing guidance, resources or training for colleagues.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer pension contribution.


• 29 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure.


• Ride to Work and electric vehicle car schemes.

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid Working arrangements.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Our strategy, From Manchester for the world, sets out our ambition to be a great civic university for the 21st century, creating knowledge for the public good locally and globally. It includes commitments to outstanding teaching and research, inclusion, collaboration and a flexible, personalised and digitally enabled student experience.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.