AddressDirector - Centre ofExcellence for Learning & Teaching
£85,000 per annum + competitive benefits
Hybrid working with regular travel to our UK campuses
Permanent, full time
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The Opportunity:
At Arden university, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers. Our focus is to promote life long learning and to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to higher education.
This is a brand new and exciting opportunity at Arden University. As the Director of the Centre of Excellence for Learning and Teaching, you will be an aspiring and collaborative leader who has a real passion for excellence in learning, teaching and assessment. You will provide transformational leadership and excellence in adult access to learning, teaching, assessment and academic enhancement across the university. Collaborating with key stakeholders and overseeing Digital Learning, Academic Professional Development and Portfolio Development to name a few, you will be required to lead CELT to achieving outstanding success by having a highly positive impact on our data, metrics and student outcomes.
About You:
We are looking for 3-5 years of leadership experience in higher education, evidence of a broad range of quality enhancement activities and extensive knowledge of effective evidence based strategies to promote student learning success. It is important that you are well versed in inclusive pedagogies, digital learning, TEF and the NSS.
Check out more in our job description above.
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.
Closing Date: Wednesday 27th of March 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!
