Job Description
Job Description
Full-Time Business Lecturer
Department: Academic
Reports to: Programme Lead
Location: Tower Hill, Brentford, Croydon.
Contract Type: Full-Time
Salary: To be decided depending on experience and qualifications
Closing date: 05/04/2026
Job Purpose
To deliver high-quality teaching, learning, assessment, and academic support across our Business Management programmes, helping students develop analytical, critical-thinking, and entrepreneurial skills. You will act as a Module Lead for designated modules and contribute to curriculum quality, programme enhancement, and student success. The role includes structured training and mentoring to support your progression toward Cohort/Level Lead responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Teaching & Learning
- Deliver engaging, inclusive, and innovative teaching across Levels 4–6 (with Level 3 & 7 desirable).
- Lead and develop business modules, ensuring high-quality learning experiences.
- Produce lesson plans, schemes of work, and teaching materials aligned with curriculum and awarding-body requirements.
- Use a range of teaching strategies, technologies, and pedagogical approaches to maximise engagement and outcomes.
- Deliver classes in-person and/or online as required.
- Provide academic and pastoral support through tutorials, guidance, and drop-in sessions.
2. Assessment & Examination
- Design and set coursework, assignments, and assessments.
- Mark formative and summative work with constructive feedback aligned to internal and external criteria.
- Maintain accurate assessment records and meet all submission deadlines.
- Participate in standardisation, internal verification, moderation, and examination boards.
- Prepare students for internal and external examinations and support with invigilation when required.
3. Student Support & Progress Monitoring
- Provide structured academic support to help students progress and achieve.
- Monitor attendance, engagement, and academic performance.
- Participate in student reviews, progress boards, and related academic processes.
- Maintain a supportive, inclusive learning environment.
4. Programme Development & Quality Assurance
- Contribute to curriculum development, review cycles, and enhancements.
- Ensure teaching and assessment practices meet sector standards and internal quality requirements.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of subject-area developments, pedagogy, and industry practice.
- Engage in research, scholarly activity, enterprise, or external partnership initiatives as appropriate.
5. Leadership Development (Progression to Level Lead)
- Undertake structured training and mentoring toward programme-level responsibilities.
- Support curriculum planning, student progression monitoring, and quality reporting.
- Assist with timetabling, tutor coordination, and responding to student and stakeholder queries.
- Shadow Programme/Cohort Lead duties and attend relevant management meetings and CPD sessions.
6. General Duties
- Participate in team meetings, staff development activities, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health & safety, and institutional policies.
- Maintain professionalism and act as a role model for students and colleagues.
Requirements
Essential Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate qualification in Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience teaching in Higher or Further Education, including developing course materials.
- Evidence of innovative, inclusive pedagogy.
- Strong organisational, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Commitment to student achievement and continuous improvement.
Desirable Criteria
- Fellowship of the HEA (or working toward it).
- PhD or equivalent professional/research standing.
- Experience teaching at Level 3 and/or Level 7.
- Experience with assessment, verification, or quality assurance processes.
- Experience in leadership, coordination, enterprise, research, or external partnerships.
- Familiarity with virtual learning environments (e.g., Moodle, Teams).
Benefits
Benefits:
CPD and leadership development opportunities
Access to staff wellbeing programmes
Pension scheme
Flexible working/annual leave arrangements
Requirements
• Minimum five years' teaching experience in Higher or Further Education, including across Levels 4–6. • Experience of programme or cohort leadership, including student progress monitoring and quality reporting. • Subject expertise in Business Management with current knowledge of industry practice. • Evidence of research, knowledge exchange, or external partnership activity. • Working toward or holding Senior Fellowship of the HEA (SFHEA) or equivalent. • Strong leadership, communication, and team-working skills. • Commitment to student achievement, continuous improvement, and LAAT's values.