Programme Delivery Manager - Middle East & Africa

Location: Middle East or Africa, with proof of right to work – please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for a visa. Hours: 40 per week A bit about us Here at NCUK, we consider ourselves a unique organisation. A consortium of leading international universities, NCUK is an international organisation, and we provide overseas students with guaranteed access to universities through our pathway qualifications. More than 40,000 students have successfully progressed to NCUK Universities worldwide by completing our qualifications. Our qualifications combine the highest of academic standards with exceptional language, study and cultural skills, and are currently delivered in more than 30 different countries across four continents. NCUK is a trading subsidiary of the Northern Consortium, a registered educational charity. What we’re looking for We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join NCUK as a Programme Delivery Manager to support our Middle East and Africa study centres. You will provide support in areas such as onboarding of academic staff, teaching and learning best practice, assessment preparation, and academic administration, to ensure quality in all aspects of the successful delivery of NCUK’s higher education pathway qualifications. What will you do? An experienced higher education professional, the successful candidate will provide front line support to academic staff in Study Centres, ensuring that high quality learning, teaching, and assessment takes place.  You will also conduct Accreditations of new Study Centres, as well as Follow-Up and Periodic Reviews of existing Study Centres as part of their role to uphold NCUK’s academic standards. Each Programme Delivery Manager is responsible for a regional portfolio of Study Centres and will also work with the relevant regional commercial team to contribute to the success of NCUK programmes. What do you need? To thrive in this role, you should possess a degree (or equivalent qualification) and valuable experience in teaching at higher education level. You will also have management experience in an educational setting, preferably higher education. What we offer In joining us, we offer the below benefits: Attractive pension scheme 35 days holiday inclusive of local bank holidays Sick pay Maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay Perkbox LinkedIn Learning Health insurance Employee Assistance Programme Hybrid working End of year shutdown - discretionary days off between Christmas and New Year How to apply Please submit your CV with a short covering letter highlighting how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job description/person specification.  Your CV should be in Microsoft Word/ PDF Format. If you have any further questions, please send an email to vacancies@ncuk.ac.uk.  At NCUK, we value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities, women, young people, ethnically diverse people, Veterans and serving British regular or reserve Armed Forces Personnel and the LGBTQ+ community.  We encourage candidates to apply regardless of if you meet all aspects of the job description. We believe in the potential of individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences - your unique skills and perspectives could be a valuable addition to our team!  The closing date for applications will be 2 February 2024.  *We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.*