Start Date: Immediately
Leadership and Strategy
- Ensure the alignment of academic programmes with emerging industry trends, ensuring the curriculum is innovative and relevant to both students and employers.
Academic Oversight
- Ensure the quality and delivery of teaching and learning, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of programmes.
- Ensure the School maintains its regulatory requirements related to the OfS B-conditions, and the quality standards of our partners.
- Support staff in their academic development.
- Encourage and support scholarly activity within the School, enhancing the College’s reputation in the fields of law and legal studies.
- Lead initiatives to support student engagement, retention, and achievement, ensuring a student-centred approach to academic life.
Staff Management and Development
- Provide leadership and mentorship to academic staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Assist with recruitment, performance reviews, and professional development opportunities for staff members.
- Promote diversity and inclusion within the School, ensuring equal opportunities for all staff and students.
External Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with industry partners, professional bodies, and academic networks.
- Actively engage with our university partners to foster a positive and collaborative working partnership.
- Represent the School at external events, conferences, and seminars to enhance the College’s visibility and reputation.
- Collaborate with industry leaders to ensure that the curriculum reflects the current and future needs of the sector.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for external collaboration, consultancy, and other industry partnerships.
Financial Management and Resource Allocation
- Ensure the effective allocation and management of resources.
- Seek out funding opportunities and grants to support scholarship, teaching initiatives, and development of School resources.
Essential Academic Qualifications
- An LLM or equivalent in a relevant discipline (law, legal studies or related field) from a recognised institution.
Experience
- Significant experience in academic leadership, preferably at a senior level (e.g., Head of Department, Associate Dean, etc.) within a higher education institution.
- Proven track record in teaching, curriculum development, and academic management within the fields of law and/or legal studies.
- Experience in strategic planning, staff management, and financial oversight in an academic setting.
What We Offer (some benefits subject to completion of successful probation)
- Health Benefits
- Life Assurance Plans
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Pension, Cars, Cycle to Work)
- Annual Leave & Holiday Benefits (Buy Holiday, Additional Christmas Leave & Carry Over Leave)
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) & 24/7 Access to GPs
- Employee Discounts (Gym, Shopping, Cinema)
To apply for this role, please click on the 'Apply' button above.
Up to £69,000 per annum subject to skills and experience
