Business Senior Lecturer Job Description Scholars School System is an independent higher education provider, offering world-class education. Taught programs, ranging from Foundation Year through to Level 7, delivered in partnership with institutions such as Leeds Trinity University. Over 5000 (UK and EU) learners have completed their learning journey in the last five years with the current student population being over 3000. Our core values are important because 1. We share a common set of values across everything we do which helps to define who we are and how we behave. 2. We put our students and our community at the heart of all that we do. 3. We foster excellence, innovation, and creativity. 4. We celebrate diversity, inclusion, equality, and the breaking down of barriers to success. 5. We have high expectations of ourselves, our students, and our partners. Principal Duties and Responsibilities Provide an outstanding research-informed, personalised student learning experience; demonstrating creativity and innovation in the effective development, planning, delivery and assessment of a wide variety of learning opportunities to enable high quality student outcomes. Deliver excellence in blended learning – integrating face-to-face (primarily) and on-line teaching and learning, for example seminars, workshops, tutorials, dissertation/project supervision, as appropriate for different learners. Demonstrate thorough subject knowledge including significant and recent developments, as well as with professional practice where applicable. Demonstrate excellence in the development and use of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to enhance the learning experience in both face to face and off-campus delivery Deliver excellence in assessment, including developing a range of assessment items that demonstrates innovation and sector best practice, and undertaking assessment processes in line with Centre policy and practice. Participate in emerging academic, and professional and research practices. Provide high quality management of modules and/or small/partial programmes in line with Centre policy and practice, taking a proactive approach to the implementation of established quality assurance processes, contributing to the design and implementation of quality enhancement initiatives, and undertaking all necessary associated administration. Communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues in the development and delivery of programmes and modules. Undertake personal tutorial support and provide a key academic point of contact for students. At Senior Lecturer Level (in addition to the above) Provide academic leadership for the development and delivery of programmes in line with the requirements of Partners and regulators, such as QAA, OfS. Provide high quality management of large and/or non-standard modules and programmes, including leadership of the programme level quality review proactively implementing established quality assurance processes and leading the design and implementation of quality enhancement initiatives including the development of new modules and programmes delivered in various locations. Ensure effective communication across a team of academics to achieve high quality student outcomes In liaison with the Academic Manager, undertake effective communication with external examiners and other external colleagues with respect to quality and standards Actively contribute to the Centres research community through, for example: participation in the Centres research groups and/or research centres, seeking opportunities for collaborative scholarship, providing support for less experienced researchers, delivering workshops on relevant research based programmes. Take a leadership role in securing and delivering financially sustainable research and/or enterprise activities. Develop and maintain productive external relationships for the advancement of teaching excellence. Essential 5 year HE experience within the UK Must have knowledge and experience of working with regulators such as QAA and OFS HE Fellowship Must have a PhD Must have working rights in UK Salary and Benefits £35,000 per year 5K Annual Bonus Holiday entitlement is 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays 3% annual increase per year on completion from your start date of service and on meeting KPIs Job Type Full Time, Permanent (Posts available in Birmingham, London, Manchester and Bradford)