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About the Role

As the Head of Department for Accounting and Finance, you will be a collaborative, inspiring and student-centred leader accountable for achieving outstanding quality features within Student Experience and Student Outcomes. This role involves embedding outstanding teaching, feedback, and assessment practices, inspiring engaging course content, and delivering outstanding departmental rates of continuation and completion.

Responsibilities

Embedding outstanding teaching, feedback, and assessment practices to support students’ learning, progression, and attainment.
Inspiring and engaging course content (including physical and virtual learning resources) and delivery that stretches learners to develop knowledge to their fullest potential.
Delivering outstanding departmental rates of continuation and completion for learners as well as setting programme curriculums that provide learners with the right skills, knowledge, and behaviour to progress into managerial or professional employment, or further study.
Line manage Senior Lecturers and potentially other members of the academic team.
Recruitment of outstanding academic staff in their department and potentially undertake teaching and related duties on programmes relevant to their area of expertise, where possible.
Represent the University and its values, promoting Arden University and their programmes at external and internal events and collaborate effectively with other academic colleagues and key stakeholders.

Requirements

Extensive experience of managing relationships with PSRBs, including ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CFA and IFA.
Experience of building and managing relationships with industry partners, including but not limited to Financial Services, Banking and Commercial Organisations.
Experience of leading a portfolio of Accounting and Finance programmes at UG and PG levels.
Relevant industry experience within the business world, including business development.
Demonstrated ability to harness and develop the talents of the team to create an innovative and exciting environment for teaching, learning, research, and industry-focused activities.
Demonstrated leadership skills, effective people management, motivation and team building skills.
A successful track record of leading academic programmes at different levels/modes of study, ensuring relevant programmes deliver high levels of Student Experience and Student Outcomes (TEF metrics), as well as Student Satisfaction (internal and external surveys).

Skills

Collaborative leadership
Rigorous academic standards
Inspiring, inclusive learning experiences

Location

Remote
Birmingham
Leeds
London (Ealing, Holborn and Stratford)
Manchester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Coventry

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Remote working arrangement with occasional travel

Experience Level

Extensive experience
Demonstrated leadership skills

Education Level

Masters’ level qualification relevant to the School
Recognised HE teaching qualification and/or Fellowship (e.g.: PG Cert HE, SFHEA, PFHEA QTLS/QTS Secondary)
A PhD or other Level 7 qualification (Desirable)
Management training/qualification demonstrating the ability to lead others (Desirable)

Salary/Compensations

£61,749 - £72,975 per annum

Benefits

30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and Christmas closure
Generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
BUPA Cash Plan
Private Medical Insurance
Access to Perkbox benefits
Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
Golden Ticket which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

About the Company

Arden University is an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through its passion for innovation and digital education.
The vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
Arden is expanding into new disciplines, forging worldwide partnerships, and expanding its locations.
The Department of Accounting and Finance, part of the School of Management and Executive Education, is committed to providing high-quality, applied education.
They equip students with an in-depth understanding of modern accounting and finance, including the role and scope of technology in the field in areas such as Fintech and blockchain, as well as gain the skills to make sound investment decisions.
Throughout the course, students have the opportunity to put their learning into practice, helping them gain real-world skills they can use in their future careers.
Arden's values are: Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness.

Equal Opportunity

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Arden University celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.