Dean of Academic Studies

Location: Liverpool
Contract type: Full time
Salary: £55,550

We are looking for a tenacious, driven, results-focused individual with a track record of success in the sector as a highly credible and effective educator and innovator.

At The City of Liverpool College, you will have the opportunity to make an impact in an organisation where growth is constant and after a year of significant success, there has never been a more exciting time to join us as we embark on what is expected to be another thriving academic year

If you’re a highly skilled, forward-thinking team player with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for social mobility through life-transforming, career-making higher education, then we would like to hear from you.

About the role

We’re looking for a Dean of Academic Studies to head up the leadership and management of The City of Liverpool College’s academic activity across all the College’s subject areas, making sure our principles, philosophy and values are embedded into all that we do.

Our new Dean of Academic Studies will play an active role as a member of the Strategic Leadership Team to ensure our students receive an outstanding student experience. With line management accountability for a new Assistant Dean of Academic Studies and working closely with the Vice Principal Curriculum Development and Innovation, The Dean for Higher Education, College Directors, and Heads of Faculty, you will deliver continuous academic growth for learners on all the College programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, inspiring, and highly skilled individual wanting to support the development of an integrated learner approach through the delivery of curriculum, learning support and student wellbeing.

The curriculum you will lead on will be innovative and modern, and you will possess the skills to identify opportunities in new and emerging marketing, working closely with stakeholders and key educational partners. With a strong emphasis on partnership-working, you will drive enhancements in reputation and, most importantly, student outcomes.

The role will implement strategies that build upon lessons learnt from the pandemic years to take the best parts of a blended learning approach to support catch up learning, reinforcement and stretch and challenge of all our learners.

As active advocates of diversity, inclusion, and equality, you will mirror our commitments to ensuring high expectations, achievement and progression are promoted for all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities and/or difficulties. You will be eager to support the College in meeting its strategic goal of turning disadvantage to advantage.

What you’ll need

To deliver on the above, we are looking for an exceptional individual who possesses brilliant interpersonal skills, an ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and a passion for providing accessible, high quality, life transforming education.

You will be a positive role model with the ability to challenge, mentor and coach. You will be a developer of a high-performance culture, intolerant of underperformance and possess a track record of securing buy-in and support through constructive challenge.

You’ll be passionate about delivering consistent success and be resilient and comfortable with ambiguity. The ability to operate under pressure in a fast-paced, evolving environment is a must, along with a desire to support and inspire others to do the same.

You’ll have a robust knowledge of research-informed approaches to addressing disadvantage and supporting learners to succeed and can develop pedagogical approaches in academic curriculum that support all learners to succeed and thrive.

You will be able to showcase a proven ability in effectively managing the finances of a large, diverse, and complex curriculum area and be committed to your own continuous professional development. You must have a willingness and ability to engage with current technologies and embrace diverse and evolving technologies and pedagogy to ensure a modern and effective student experience.

Innovation will be second nature to you. You’ll be a critical thinker who is able to adopt to a growth mindset that supports the College’s aspirations around systems leadership and continuous improvement with regards to the end-to-end student experience.

About The City of Liverpool College

The City of Liverpool College (COLC) is in the top 10 per cent of colleges in the UK. As the College for business. we are a leader in providing high quality skills and education, delivering opportunities for growth to people and businesses in the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

The College has a student population of more than 10,000 and a turnover of approximately £40 million, with more than a third of 16-18-year-olds in the city studying with the College and 94% of students going on to further education, university, or employment.

Whether it's apprenticeships, NVQs, A-levels or GCSEs, students benefit from the learning and support of a team of award-winning tutors, to achieve academic, technical, and professional qualifications. The City of Liverpool College's five main campus’ offers students access to some of the best training, learning and leisure facilities in the country.

The City of Liverpool College has Microsoft Associate College status with its £2.5m digital academy – the country’s first dedicated academy of its kind – offering young people coding, software development and a range of digital skills including online marketing and games design.

The City of Liverpool College is proud to be the first college in the North of England to provide the prestigious Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) Chefs Apprenticeship.

The City of Liverpool College supports employers in creating a skilled workforce, responding to economic priorities and drivers for growth and supporting students to achieve and progress in either education or employment.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) praised the college’s ‘good practice’ and management for a ‘dedicated’ focus on development of high-level skills, academic competence, and student employability. The City of Liverpool College is rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED and was awarded the gold standard of Higher Education in the first Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) league table.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignments, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age adhering to the requirements of Quality Act 2010.

We are proud of the diversity within our city and want to ensure that the city’s diversity is reflected at all levels within our workforce. To help achieve this we are guaranteeing an interview for all BAME applicants who meet the essential criteria for all management roles.

The college also follow a blind shortlisting process.