Academic and Quality Manager (Science and Healthcare)

About the Role

Join our dynamic Health Care & Life Sciences Team where you will work in partnership with the Head of School and Assistant Principal of the School to help contribute to strategic planning and lead on operational management. You will play a key part in providing leadership and motivational management to curriculum teams.

You will have responsibility for the successful development of a defined curriculum, as well as implementation of College strategic aims and objectives through leadership of operational planning, performance, monitoring and reporting, and operational management of resources.

Key Responsibilities

· Apply knowledge and skills of learning and teaching to provide effective leadership and management to the subject teams, and effectively support student achievement of successful outcomes within the specific subject areas of Science, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Dentistry.

· Deliver and promote learning and teaching opportunities that employ the most appropriate methodologies to support student achievement of successful outcomes with a focus on ensuring successful progression pathways.

· Be responsible for setting, monitoring and achievement of agreed targets for student recruitment, retention, attainment, progression and satisfaction and for successful income generation e.g. credits, commercial or other.

· Provide supportive, effective and future focused direct line management, including recommendations for professional development and performance management as appropriate.

Please refer to the job description which details the full description of the key responsibilities and activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential:
• Qualified to HND/Degree (SCQF 8/9) or SVQ Level 4/5 in the relevant vocational area
• A relevant teaching qualification
• Relevant experience of teaching and qualifications within curriculum areas.
• Proven effective educational practitioner
• Proven Experience in Curriculum Design and Planning
• Desirable:
• Management qualification
• Qualification in e learning
• Qualification in enterprise
• Experience of developing blended learning materials
• Proven effective leadership

Skills and Attributes

• Essential:
• Appropriate knowledge of existing, emerging and assistive technologies to support and enhance the learning process
• Experience of budget management achieving financial targets and effective use of resources.
• Able to plan and deliver operational plans to support quality improvement.
• Desirable:
• Demonstrable record of building relationships with a wide variety of people both external and internal

Application Process

To apply, please log in to create or update your profile. Once your profile is complete, click on the post you wish to apply for. We kindly request applicants to refrain from submitting CVs for this position. Instead, follow the application instructions provided in the job listing. When ready to submit the online application form, click 'save and continue' and then 'submit application.'

Internal staff should also follow the above guidance.

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 12 February 2025

We look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to our team