Head of Educational Development

Middlesex University London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK university is seeking an inspiring leader for educational development and design. The role involves overseeing academic teams to drive staff capability and curriculum enhancement across multiple campuses. Candidates should possess excellent collaborative skills and a solid understanding of the Higher Education sector, along with a proven track record in delivering impactful staff development. This position supports innovative educational projects that enhance the student learning experience.

Benefits

Family friendly employment policies

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity networks and support services

Qualifications

• Outstanding collaborative skills and a track record in impactful staff development.
• Excellent understanding of policy, scholarship, and pedagogy in Higher Education.

Responsibilities

• Oversee academic developers and learning designers across faculties.
• Design and deliver CPD offers for academic staff.
• Support university education enhancement projects.

Skills

Collaborative skills

Understanding of Higher Education sector

Curriculum design

Job description

We are looking for an inspiring leader of educational development and design, to drive forward staff development and curriculum enhancement at Middlesex University.

Overseeing teams of academic developers and learning designers, you will work across our four Faculties and three campuses (Hendon, Dubai and Mauritius) to develop staff capability, pedagogy and impact in educational design and delivery. Based in the Learning and Teaching directorate, you will evolve a business partnering relationship to enable successful collaboration between the Education Development team, academic teams and professional services, enhancing the whole student learning journey.

You will design and deliver a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offer for academic and third space professions service colleagues, including leading flagship programs, including the Advance HE Fellowship scheme and the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PgCert HE).

Working with the Director of Learning and Teaching, you will shape and support the delivery of cross-university education enhancement projects and bring innovation to programme design and review.

We are looking for a candidate with outstanding collaborative skills, an excellent understanding of the Higher Education sector, policy and scholarship, and a track record of delivering impactful staff development and curriculum design outputs.

For an informal discussion of the role, please contact Professor Rafe Hallett, Director of Learning and Teaching, via email at [e-mail]

Middlesex is committed to fostering an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, women, and gender non-conforming individuals. All recruitment decisions will be based on merit.

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals. We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader.