Academic Manager

Job title :Academic Manager 

Job reference: REQ001791 

Application closing date: 11/02/2024 

Location: Manchester

Salary: £58,500

Package: We offer an excellent range of competitive benefits, to include:- 35 days annual leave Private Medical Scheme Contributory Pension Life Assurance / Season Ticket Loans / Cycle to Work Scheme / Eye Care Assistance / Employee Assistance Programme 

Contractual hours: 35 

Basis: Blank 

Job category/type: Academic

Attachments JD - Academic Manager - Manchester, October 2020.pdf RR_Manager_Tutor_01112019_v12.pdf  

Job description:

An opportunity has arisen for an Academic Manager to join us on a permanent basis in our Manchester campus. Reporting to the Head of Lecturers.

We are looking for an experienced educational professional with a genuine passion for quality and excellence, who has a demonstrative ability of managing people; including the recruitment, induction and day to day line management of lecturers.

As an Academic Manager at The University of Law, you will:

• People manage, including performance management, PDR’s, absent management and career development
• Establish effective use and apportionment of staff resource and the optimisation of Campus resource allocation in liaison with the Campus Dean
• Develop, monitor and upkeep the quality performance of the academic team, delivering sector leading quality results
• Motivate and develop the team which includes raising their external academic and professional profile.
• Ensure high levels of learning and teaching quality on Campus and ensuring outstanding student and client experience
• Liaise with the Programme and Student Lead to provide academic staff resource to contribute to the development and delivery of courses.

We are looking for individuals who are/have:

• Considerable experience of teaching in Higher Education
• Qualification as a solicitor or barrister or other relevant qualification with minimum of 5 years PQE
• Interested in people management, specifically change management, staff motivation and development
• Enthusiastic self-starter, who can lead by example and be an effective role model for academic staff
• Able to weave your own experience in business into teaching; ensuring that students benefit from an outstanding student experience

For an informal discussion about the role please contact [email protected]

Closing date for applications is 11th February 2024.

About Us & Benefits

On top of a competitive salary, we provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes:

• Manchester Location Weighting ( £1550)
• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Training and Qualifications (including Course Sponsorship/Fee Discount)
• Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

Our Approach

At The University of Law, you will work alongside other like-minded professionals who are passionate about driving innovation in higher education and delivering successful outcomes for our students

Diversity, Inclusion and Flexible Working: 

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population, striving to increase the representation of age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background of our employees. 

We’re also committed to providing adjustments to those who may require support with the recruitment process - please contact the ULaw Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] 

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . 

Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check - you will be notified of this during the application process.

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