Regional Course Lead: Business

**Purpose of Job**

Regional Academic Lead for Level 4/5 Higher National Diploma in Business. Responsible for the academic quality and smooth operation of the course, ensuring that the standards set by the Academy, and the professional regulatory body, are met and maintained, confirming this through internal and external annual monitoring and audit processes. Demonstrating a passion for enthusing and inspiring our students, the holder will develop and deliver an innovative and flexible range of learning and teaching materials that provide high quality, accessible learning opportunities and an exceptional student experience.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Teaching and learning support**
- Support the programme Course Manager with the design, development, and delivery of a range of programs of study at Level 4/5 or above.
- Support the programme Course Manager to review on a regular basis course content and materials and updating as/when required.
- Ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the Academy.

**Liaison and networking**
- Support the programme Course Manager in leading and developing internal networks for example by chairing and participating in Exam Board meetings. Higher Education Lecturer: Business - (Regional Course Lead) - JD
- Support the programme Course Manager in leading and developing external networks for example with external examiners and assessors.

**Managing people**
- Support the programme Course Manager by providing academic leadership to those working within program areas, by for example coordinating the work of others to ensure that courses are delivered effectively or organising the work of a team by agreeing objectives and work plans.
- Contributing to the development of teams and individuals.
- Act as a personal mentor to peers and colleagues.

**Quality Assurance**
- Support the Course Manager in leading the programme and ensure that all quality assurance processes in relation to teaching learning and assessment of the delivery at the regional level are adhere to.
- To liaise with Course Manager to implement all quality assurance processes at the regional level to ensure high standard of teaching learning and Assessment
- Support the Course Manager to Implement external Verifier recommendations and actions at the regional level
- To take part in regional level programme leadership meetings to ensure that, the delivery of teaching, learning and assessment at regional levels is in line with Academy’s ethos and standards

**Teamwork**
- Lead teams within areas of responsibility.
- Help to ensure that teams within the department work together.
- Participate to help resolve conflicts within and between teams.
- Lead teams to work closely with other HND Business delivery teams within UK

**Pastoral care**
- Responsible for dealing with referred issues for students within own programs.
- Provide first line support for colleagues, referring them to sources of further help if required.

**Initiative, problem-solving and decision-making**
- Resolve problems affecting the delivery of courses within own educational program and in accordance with regulations.
- Make decisions regarding the operational aspects of own educational program.
- Spotting opportunities for strategic development of employer partnerships or appropriate areas of activity and contributing to the development of such ideas.
- To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may well be required by the Principal within a reasonable workload and which are consistent with the role of Academic Lead.

**Planning and managing resources**
- Be involved through various routes in departmental level strategic planning and contribute to the Institution’s strategic planning processes.
- Plan and deliver research and other modules within the constraints of resources available.
- Contribute to the management of quality, audit, and other external assessments.

**Sensory, physical, and emotional demands**
- Take responsibility for conducting risk assessments and reducing hazards during industrial/company visits.

**Expertise**
- In-depth understanding of own entrepreneurial specialism to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding both within the industry, or through teaching.
- In IQA / IV processes with relevant qualification.

**Qualifications**
- A Batchelor qualification in Business Management or Entrepreneurship or relevant qualifications or experience.
- Relevant teaching Qualification in Further /Higher Education
- Relevant Assessor Qualification (Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement) - desirable
- Relevant IQA Qualification (Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice) - desirable

**Person Specification**
- Experience of delivering effective learning, teaching, and assessment at Further/Higher Levels.
- Demonstrable experience of successful curriculum development.