Global Banking School Hiring for Associate Dean Job at Greenford, England Full Time

Main Responsibilities

• To lead across GBS Plus to promote, support and develop the highest quality teaching and learning to help ensure GBS Plus meets targets set for student retention, progression and achievement.
• To recruit and provide dedicate academic resources to the content development process.
• To liaise with certificate providers and work with the content production team to ensure all course specifications and quality assurance are met.
• Liaises with Exams centres to help co-ordinate examination entries and certificates.
• To develop, coordinate, implement and deliver high quality live-online programmes for our students.
• To provide leadership and staff development to implement high impact teaching and learning strategies with all teaching staff across GBS Plus.
• To develop, coordinate, implement and deliver a programme of student support for all our students. Providing continued academic support and guidance to students including tutorials; ensures the tutorials take place and are followed through by their teacher in a systematic way; offering every support to the student in his/her academic aims. Ensures that feedback from the tutorial sessions is disseminated to all relevant parties in a timely manner.
• To promote high quality learning resources and innovative learning opportunities through e-learning, including the use of VLEs.
• To promote innovation in assessment that helps avoid students engaging in academic misconduct.
• To support teaching staff, where appropriate, to engage with and gain recognised teaching qualifications and higher qualifications related to their subject expertise and teaching duties at GBS.
• To support teaching staff to develop academic content material for their teaching.
• To be engaged with best teaching and learning practices in higher education in the UK and internationally.
• To write reports on teaching, learning and assessment, as required, for consideration by committees/boards of the GBS academic governance structure.
• To engage in teaching duties, as agreed.
• To write high quality reports using quantitative and qualitative data for internal and external audiences, as required.
• To work efficiently, accurately and with attention to detail.
• To develop, coordinate, implement and deliver a programme of staff development for teaching staff to deliver the highest quality, innovative and engaging teaching and learning to all our students.

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrates a genuine interest in e-learning technology and implement e-learning courses and make it successful.
• Demonstrates strong interest in growth and knowledge in the realm of adult learning theory and education technologies
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an enthusiastic approach
• Experience of upholding academic standards and enhancing the student learning experience
• Experience of working in partnership with universities and other higher education related organisations
• Knowledge and understanding of implementing internal quality assurance systems and external quality assurance, including the QAA and Office for Students.
• Good honours degree and masters degree, preferably PHD
• Recognised teaching qualification, for example, with the HEA.
• Ability to balance multiple projects while working constructively in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail, initiative and follow-through
• Motivated and self-driven and comfortable in a fast moving, dynamic environment

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience of quality assurance reviews, for example the QAA
• External examining at UK universities and other higher education providers
• PhD and research publications
• Senior leadership experience of leading through a period of significant change