AddressAcademic Directors
£75,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
One opportunity available at each campus below:
- London East Central (Tower Hill)
- London West (Ealing)
- London Central (Holborn)
Based on site
Permanent, full time
Read the full job description here
The Opportunity:
At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
The Academic Director is a brand new and exciting opportunity that we are introducing to every campus here at Arden University. We are transforming to enhance our student experience and success. You will create and support an engaged faculty culture and enhance the overall student learning experience through creating a positive and inclusive environment that emphasises student success.
The Academic Director plays a crucial role in overseeing and managing various aspects of academic operations on the campus. This includes academic staff management, student engagement, quality assurance, community engagement, technology integration, policy implementation, and effective communication.
You will also foster local and regional contacts with business groups, employers, and other agencies to enhance the profile of the university as a leading employer-first university.
About you:
You will bring strong leadership skills with proven ability to effectively manage academic staff and programmes, including recruitment and mentoring. You will demonstrate the ability to articulate a vision, communicate expectations and foster a positive academic culture. A focus on student success and a commitment to enhancing the overall student learning experience is essential as well as the ability to inspire and motivate academic staff to excel in their roles.
You will have a significant amount of experience in implementing strategies to support student engagement, persistence and satisfaction. Planning, organisational development and implementation of educational initiatives are also a requirement of the role.
Why Arden:
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
- 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
- A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
- PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)
- Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
- Plus, other competitive benefits!
Arden’s values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply!
Closing Date: Monday 16th of April 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position.
At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!
