Lecturer in Business and Tourism - West London

Lecturer in Business and Tourism - West London

Department: Academic/Canterbury Christ Church University partnership (CCCU)

Location:  Birmingham (On site)

Type of Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week) and HPL - (N.B. sponsorship is not offered for this role)

About Us : GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare – and more.

Our Vision: Changing lives through education.

What We Do: GBS is a higher education provider, working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers to offer a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. As part of our partnership with CCCU, we offer a wide range of modern courses across business, accounting and finance.

The Role:  We are currently seeking Lecturers to teach across a range of undergraduate levels as part of our  BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship programme. Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends.

Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Do you have a background in teaching any of the following?

• Tourism Marketing Principles
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurship in Tourism
• Understanding Customers

Main Responsibilities

• All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met
• Develop, update, and improve course materials as appropriate
• Use a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials including live online learning
• Attend meetings as required, to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within the various teams you will be engaged with
• To actively be involved in staff development activities and peer observations
• Understand and keep up to date with student support to ensure our students have the full support and guidance they need
• To participate in the GBS performance management programme, meeting a range of clearly defined objectives for student outcomes, student satisfaction, retention and attendance
• Undertake administrative duties as agreed with your line manager
• Take on other responsibilities as required to support the work of GBS

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience 

• An honours degree and Master’s level in a relevant subject area and will usually hold a PhD or be able to demonstrate equivalent high level professional experience in the related discipline.
• A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)
• Previous lecturing experience for similar courses
• Experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback
• Experience teaching in the wider subject area
• Experience with distance learning and supporting learners both online and face to face.
• Professional conduct in all interactions with staff and students
• Extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter
• A firm commitment to personal and professional development
• Attention to detail and accurate reporting
• Ability to maintain thorough and organised student records
• Ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
• Highly motivated and able to work with minimum supervision
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people

Other Information

In return we offer a great working environment, career progression and some great benefits which include:

• Highly competitive salary and bonus
• 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays), raising by one extra day leave per year of service, up to a maximum of five additional days
• Workplace pension with NEST
• Social events
• Access to a range of discounts to over 3000 retail outlet stores
• Opportunity to earn money back on your personal reward page
• Employee Assistant programme with access to 24-hour support
• Generous employee referral programme

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