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Thank you for your patience during this update Job Description Job Title: Faculty Curriculum Manager Faculty/Professional Directorate: COO Office Subject Group/Team: COO Office Reporting to: Director of Faculty Strategy & Planning Duration: Continuing Job Family: Administration Pay Band: 7 Benchmark Profile: Team Leader (Admin) Band 7 DBS Disclosure requirement: N Vacancy Reference: Details Specific to the Post Background and Context “We have a real window of opportunity to build and grow the University, and to realise our ambitions of academic excellence across the board. We have weathered the financial challenges and are ready to move forward with optimism.” Vice-Chancellor, January 2023 The University of Hull has adopted a new professional service delivery model following extensive consultation with stakeholders from across the University. A key element of the new service delivery model is the resourcing of academic Schools to provide support at a local level but also alignment at both faculty and functional levels. Additionally, Faculty resourcing provides a critical interface into functional areas (Finance for example) through business partners and communities of practice that serve to support and reinforce a single professional service culture for the University. Driving continuous improvement through consistency of policy, process, practice and systems utilization will be a critical enabler of success. It is an exciting time to be at the University of Hull as we build our One Team culture, drive service improvement and support our students and staff achieve their personal goals and aspirations. Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the post Work collaboratively with the Associate Dean (Education and Student Experience) to operationalize Faculty strategy. Ensure the efficient and effective management of the approval, monitoring, amendment and review of programmes of the Faculty, working with academic staff, Associate Deans and central University teams. Manage and oversee School quality assurance processes including minor modifications to curriculum, module evaluation questionnaires, module selection, continual monitoring and academic misconduct. Provide leadership and specialist advice to academic staff and central University colleagues on quality and accreditation requirements for the Faculty’s courses. Coordinate the Faculty’s reaccreditation processes, including establishing a schedule of preparatory activities and for the visit, assisting with the production of relevant reports and data, and managing logistical arrangements for panel. Provide advice and guidance to academic staff on University policies, codes and regulations ensuring the Faculty adheres to all University requirements in relation to its programmes of study. Oversee the Faculty external examiner and annual monitoring processes and ensure necessary actions are identified and followed up on. Collate and analyse relevant data and complete annual reports, surveys and benchmarking exercises, for quality assurance, accreditation and marketing purposes Work alongside Directors of Student Experience on the allocation of students to personal supervisors extracting data from SITS, coordinating updates on SITS and necessary student and staff communications Ensure the development and maintenance of a library of Faculty-specific Standard Operating Procedures for curriculum management. Produce and compile papers, notes and reports for Faculty committees and meetings. Provide leadership to a team of School-based Curriculum Administrators. Effectively motivate, coach and manage staff to achieve goals. Provide clear performance expectations, regular feedback and document performance outcomes, ensuring poor performance is addressed and high performance nurtured and rewarded. Support the investigation and resolution of complex course related issues providing advice and support to academic staff and central services colleagues. Establish and maintain strong and positive working relationships with key stakeholders within Schools and across the University, to ensure effective support and optimal outcomes for the Faculty. Develop and maintain professional knowledge and links with internal and external networks of peers and relevant professional associations Support university events such as Open Days, Registration and Enrolment, and Graduation Ceremonies etc GENERIC JOB DESCRIPTION The job duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of the role. The duties and responsibilities and the balance between the elements in the role may change or vary over time depending on the specific needs at a specific point in time or due to changing needs in the department. Candidates should note that there may not be an immediate requirement to carry out all the activities listed below. Overall Purpose of the Role The role holder will: Provide professional advice and/or support, directly or indirectly, to faculty and/or department based upon a full understanding of a professional or specialised area of work Have gained a professional qualification (or are working towards) and/or vocational or professional experience. The role holder will be expected to contribute to longer term developments within the faculty/department by giving advice and specialist support Lead a team within the department and plan, prioritise and monitor to ensure effective use of resources Influence decisions or events by working collaboratively internally and externally to the University Evaluate and analyse information and use initiative and creativity to solve non standard problems Main Work Activities Communication Provide advice and guidance of a specialist nature to managers, staff, students and visitors Deliver established presentations to communicate information across Faculty/Dept/University Attend meetings to report on information/data Take notes and produce formal minutes at meetings when required Format and edit publications Compile procedural manuals and other University documentation Draft formal documentation Teamwork Provides operational leadership, supervises members of the team, defines objectives, sets deadlines, allocates works and monitors outcomes Conduct appraisals Liaison and Networking Proactively develop and maintain internal and external contacts to benefit the University Participate in networks internally and/or externally Service Delivery Provide specialist administrative support to colleagues including academic and administrative staff Develop and manage projects that contribute to improving service delivery Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure effective delivery of the service Contribute to policy development Planning and Organisation Organise and represent the area and University at events Plan and monitor the work of others Co-ordinate departmental processes in conjunction with senior colleagues Organise, prepare and service committees as appropriate Contribute to the longer term operational planning of the Faculty/Department Analysis/Reporting Analyse qualitative and quantitative data producing draft reports identifying key issues that inform management interventions. Formulate recommendations and provide advice on the implications of the data Additionally the post holder will be required to: Fulfil the employees’ duties described in the University’s health and safety policies and co-operate with the health and safety arrangements in place within the department. May be required to undertake specific health and safety roles on request e.g. Display screen equipment assessor, departmental safety officer, fire warden Show a commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices This includes undertaking mandatory equality and diversity training Comply with University regulations, policies and procedures COMPETENCY SPECIFICATION To fulfil your role, you will need certain knowledge, skills and competencies. The following competency specification provides a framework within which your performance will be assessed. The interview assessment may include, for example, testing on IT skills. The Competencies set out below are essential and are core requirements needed to perform the role and any candidate who fails the requirement will not be taken forward for further assessment or to interview. Knowledge and Experience Has a full understanding of a professional or specialised area of work. Application/Interview A relevant degree or equivalent qualification and/or experience. Application/Interview Can demonstrate the ability to manage a team. Application/Interview Has an active approach to continuing professional development/undertaking training as appropriate for personal and professional development Application/Interview Communication (Oral and Written) Can demonstrate the ability to provide information in a suitable format so that the others’ needs are met and adjusts the level of content to help others understand. Application/Interview Teamwork and Motivation Can demonstrate the ability to provide operational leadership. Ensures that all team members understand what is expected of them and distributes work fairly according to ability. Identifies development and training needs of the team. Application/Interview Liaison and Networking Can demonstrate the ability to make contact with others to ensure that information is exchanged and circulated appropriately to the right person at the right time. Application/Interview Service Delivery Can demonstrate the ability to seek ways to improve and adjust current levels of service. Deals with complaints and initiates contact with customers to obtain their reactions and views about, the service and future needs. Application/Interview Decision Making Can demonstrate the ability to consider the impact on the Faculty/Service. Knows where a decision is beyond their responsibility and refers to others. Application/Interview Planning and Organisation Can demonstrate the ability to ensure that the work is carried out effectively and that resources are available to meet demand. Identifies the need for further action and resources by monitoring progress. Application/Interview Initiative and Problem Solving Can demonstrate the ability to investigate problems to identify their cause, takes action to prevent recurrence of problems and considers possible solutions to identify those which offer wider benefits. Application/Interview Analysis/Reporting Can demonstrate the ability to design and use data gathering and analytical methods appropriate for each investigation. Recognises and accurately interprets patterns and trends. Recognises when additional data is required and identifies appropriate sources. Produces reports and identifies key issues and findings. 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