Deputy Director (Academic Practice Directorate) and Head of Digital Le
- Recruiter
- University of the West of England
- Location
- Bristol
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 14 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 27 Jun 2017
- Sectors
- Media & Digital Media
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
UWE Bristol is an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.
We are a well-established university, with over 27,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,000 staff. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries around the world, making this a diverse and interesting place to come and study.
Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity. A place with a strong, creative and fiercely independent mindset. A city with a buzzing music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. It's not surprising Bristol is consistently named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
About Us
It's an exciting time to be joining UWE. With Strategy 2020 now fully underway we are making major investments on our key strategic priority area: outstanding learning. A new Academic Practice Directorate (APD) has been created to work across the university to engage and support our academic communities in the design and delivery of outstanding programmes and outstanding academic practice.
About the Role
We are now building the APD core team and are seeking a highly experienced and skilled academic leader to become Deputy Director. The Deputy Director will support the Director, Professor Elizabeth Cleaver, to develop the new APD and to enable it to grow as a centre of excellence. The role holder will also lead the University's portfolio of digital learning developments, activities and projects and work directly with UWE's Information Technology Service, Business Intelligence team, Strategic Programmes Office and faculty-based technology-enhanced learning teams.
About You
You will be an established leader in the field of digital and technology-enhanced learning in higher education, ready to take the next exciting step in your career. You will have extensive team and project leadership experience with a proven ability to lead, manage, motivate and develop cross-institutional teams. While a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of technologies used in learning and teaching is essential, you will also have excellent understanding of pedagogic and quality assurance approaches and processes in University settings and the benefits and opportunities that digital tools and platforms can bring to these.
Qualifications
1. A first degree and relevant higher degree
2. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and/or another relevant professional membership e.g. CMALT
Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 13th July 2017.
Please see the attached full job description and person specification for the role.
Other benefits, in addition to salary:
• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition;
• flexible working;
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes;
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme;
• family friendly policies;
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus;
• option to purchase childcare vouchers.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed - with GBP300m being spent on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation between now and 2020 to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol.
If you would like an informal discussion or have any queries, please contact Elizabeth Cleaver on or email to: .
Other - see details Salary: . Date posted: 16/05/2017
We are a well-established university, with over 27,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,000 staff. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries around the world, making this a diverse and interesting place to come and study.
Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity. A place with a strong, creative and fiercely independent mindset. A city with a buzzing music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. It's not surprising Bristol is consistently named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
About Us
It's an exciting time to be joining UWE. With Strategy 2020 now fully underway we are making major investments on our key strategic priority area: outstanding learning. A new Academic Practice Directorate (APD) has been created to work across the university to engage and support our academic communities in the design and delivery of outstanding programmes and outstanding academic practice.
About the Role
We are now building the APD core team and are seeking a highly experienced and skilled academic leader to become Deputy Director. The Deputy Director will support the Director, Professor Elizabeth Cleaver, to develop the new APD and to enable it to grow as a centre of excellence. The role holder will also lead the University's portfolio of digital learning developments, activities and projects and work directly with UWE's Information Technology Service, Business Intelligence team, Strategic Programmes Office and faculty-based technology-enhanced learning teams.
About You
You will be an established leader in the field of digital and technology-enhanced learning in higher education, ready to take the next exciting step in your career. You will have extensive team and project leadership experience with a proven ability to lead, manage, motivate and develop cross-institutional teams. While a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of technologies used in learning and teaching is essential, you will also have excellent understanding of pedagogic and quality assurance approaches and processes in University settings and the benefits and opportunities that digital tools and platforms can bring to these.
Qualifications
1. A first degree and relevant higher degree
2. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and/or another relevant professional membership e.g. CMALT
Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 13th July 2017.
Please see the attached full job description and person specification for the role.
Other benefits, in addition to salary:
• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition;
• flexible working;
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes;
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme;
• family friendly policies;
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus;
• option to purchase childcare vouchers.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed - with GBP300m being spent on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation between now and 2020 to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol.
If you would like an informal discussion or have any queries, please contact Elizabeth Cleaver on or email to: .
Other - see details Salary: . Date posted: 16/05/2017