An opportunity has arisen for an Academic Manager to join us on a permanent basis in our London Bloomsbury campus.
Reporting to the Head of Lecturers, you will be responsible for the leadership, management and development of our team 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 Programme and Student Leads 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 3 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 practice and/or Higher Education into teaching; ensuring that students benefit from an outstanding student experience.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact
About Us & Benefits
On top of a competitive salary from £58,500 (+ London weighting of £4,200) we provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days, and there's a rewards package that includes:
* 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
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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.