Dean: Teaching, Learning & Student Experience at the Institute of Technology & Management (ITM)

The Institute of Technology & Management (ITM), was established by the Cross River State Government (CRSG) of Nigeria in partnership with Highbury College Portsmouth, United Kingdom as part of a transformational state wide Technical and Vocational Education and Training (WET) Ecosystem project. CRSG has appointed Highbury to manage TM to world-class standards.

The vision is to develop a world-class entrepreneurial polytechnic institute, the first of its kind in Nigeria. The Institute will have student success as its central mission and will focus on wealth creation, business formation/growth and employment outcomes to meet the needs of students and the local communities of Cross River State, Nigeria and beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Dean: Teaching, Learning & Student Experience

Location: UGEP, Cross River State, Nigeria

Job Descriptions

• Reporting to the Rector, you will lead the academic work of the Institute in line with the vision and mission, bringing excellence, passion and commitment to the role.
• You will lead the way by promoting high staff motivation and morale to create excellence in teaching and learning, student support and experience will be of paramount importance.
• With other Institute Leadership Team members, the post holder is also responsible for ensuring that the Institute is managed to the highest degree of effectiveness and efficiency for the benefit of its students and other stakeholders, Team working and communications within an overall approach that values people will be of key importance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To lead the academic work of the Institute, to promote high staff motivation and morale and to be responsible for creating a distinctive curriculum in line with the Institutes mission, vision, strategic priorities and objectives
• To oversee the management of the student experience across the Institute in order to ensure student success
• To lead and manage a team of academic and support staff
• To have accountability for the overall performance of the curriculum areas including curriculum development, teaching and learning, student experience and quality improvement
• To lead rim quality and standards across the Institute and to oversee risk management and self-assessment processes
• Manage budgets efficiently
• Create an ethos of continuous improvement in a culture where the student is at the heart of everything that is done
• Responsible for the quality control and evaluation of learning programmes and for the co-ordination, development, day to day organization and delivery of the activity of the curriculum areas.
• To work collaboratively with and to support other members of the Institute Leadership Team
• As a member of the Highbury Global Leadership Team, work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure that Highbury fulfils the terms of its contract to manage the Institute,

Curriculum Development:

• To further develop the Institute’s curriculum portfolio (including full cost and publicly funded Provision and to produce curriculum plans
• Creating a positive, vibrant, student-centred ethos
• Managing the delivery, co-ordination and development of the curriculum areas
• Ensuring that an effective system operates to provide cover during periods of staff absence
• Co-ordination of the course timetables, full-time staff, and part-time staff timetables for the curriculum areas
• Achieve key targets in terms of recruitment, retention, achievement and quality

Essential Criteria

• An appropriate academic or professional qualification at degree or higher degree level
• Teaching qualification including QTLS or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going professional updating and development in relevant areas
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary management team setting at a senior level in F/HE
• Experience of developing and delivering strategic curriculum initiatives
• Effective leadership, management and support of staff including the implementation of performance review, discipline and grievance procedures
• Experience of external liaison at a senior level with student representative groups and bodies, clients, stakeholders, external quality assessors, public and private sector partners and other relevant bodies
• A demonstrable understanding of the programme area curriculum, developments in curriculum design, qualifications framework and curricular requirements.
• Well-developed leadership and managerial skills, able to enthuse and motivate others to achieve organisational goals
• A good understanding of funding systems, curriculum structures and the Institute’s planning frameworks
• Successful generation of income and contribution through meeting industrial and commercial needs
• Understanding of safeguarding in the context of education
• An entrepreneurial mindset
• A commitment to equality of opportunity and widening access to education for all
• Ability to travel independently for business purposes as required

Application Closing Date
4th January, 2016

Start Date
ASAP

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] or [email protected] with the following:

• An up-to-date CV
• A letter of application of no more than 2 pages (2,000 words) explaining how your experience matches the essential and desirable criteria.
• The names, addresses (including email), and phone numbers of two professional referees, one of whom must be your current line manager. Referees will only be contacted if successful at interview but prior to appointment.
• Interviews will then be held in mid-late January either by Skype or face-to-face at ITM, Ugep, Cross River State.
• Phone interviews will not be acceptable.
• The Institute reserves the right to modify the deadline date.