Assistant Head of School(Academic) with teaching and people management exp.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding academic leadership
• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons and set assessment and learning activities.
• Conduct administration duties
• Review and ensure the quality of all examination papers
• Conduct objective assessments on examination appeal cases.

• Periodically review and develop programmes
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate teaching materials
• Improve the management of administrative resources
• Contribute to the development of partnerships with national and international academic and non-academic organisations, government and commercial sector.
• Ensure academic documentations are up -to-date and accurate
• Coordinate and prepare information for inspection and quality assurance assessments.
• Deliver responsive quality assurance processes and outcomes
• Represent and work closely in Academic Committees

• Responsible for the management of academic staff
• Mentor and advise new academic colleagues
• Assign and manage academic workloads

• Manage and engage students during classroom management.
• Engage in student development
• Advise students with respect to academic performance, and pursuit of advanced studies
• Conduct and assign staff to assist in new student orientation.
• Refer students with academic or personal difficulties to the appropriate channels of support

• Responsible in budgeting and managing cost for academic areas.

• 8 and more years in related industry, with significant professional experience in the education field and leadership capacity.
• Experience or knowledge of module and programme leadership, development and administration within a higher education environment.
• Taught modules that are Business/ Graphic Design/ Finance/ Accounting/ Marketing/ Media Communication/ English etc.
• Ability to engage with and enable organisational change
• Evidence of engagement in professional practice and the ability to design, deliver and assess a range of modules in and related to specialist areas of professional practice.
• Enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary context.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
• Experience in working with digital technology including an interest in emerging technology and techniques and maintaining an active interest in related developments within the sector.
• Significant leadership and management experience in higher education.
• Experience or knowledge of module and programme leadership, development and administration within a higher education environment.
• Ability to engage with and enable organisational change based on a well-developed vision by the senior management team.
• Evidence of engagement in professional practice and the ability to design, deliver and assess a range of modules in and related to specialist areas of professional practice.
• Enthusiasm for working in an interdisciplinary context.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
• Experience in working with digital technology including an interest in emerging technology and techniques and maintaining an active interest in related developments within the sector.
• Significant leadership and management experience in higher education.
• Good people skills and ability to handle difficult situations, lead and motivate people.
• Ability to manage a team of academic staff and work as part of a wider team involving senior managers.
• Forward and outlooking approach to the profession.
• An understanding of the changing landscape within the education sector nationally and internationally.
• Classes are conducted in day/evening/weekend depending on schedule/programme.