Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression)
Study Group
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
Contract type: Full Time(37.5 hours) – Permanent Location: Kingston upon Thames, Kingston International Study Centre. Salary: up to £47,000 per annum The Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression) will provide leadership to the teaching team, as well as implement strategies to ensure that all students within the centre achieve their full academic potential. This will be achieved through the development and implementation of sound pedagogical practices and an innovative and student-centred curriculum that supports lifelong learning as well as academic quality.
The Deputy Director (Curriculum and Progression) will work closely with all Study Group and Kingston University stakeholders involved in the partnership, and in conjunction with the Centre Director ,be accountable for the delivery of contractually required student registrations to Kingston University. The post holder will support the Centre Director in the overall management of academic and progression matters within the centre. ABOUT THE ROLE
- Articulate a vision for the Centre’s academic development and implement a strategic plan to drive continuous improvement and enable the Centre to achieve its ambitious targets for student outcomes.
- Drive implementation of the Centre’s Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy (LTAS), Enhancement Strategy and Centre Action Plan.
- Drive development of the academic partnership with the host university to maximise learning opportunities, student experience and student recruitment to the Centre.
- Articulate and implement a clear vision for the development of the Centre’s programmes to meet the overall strategic aims of the Centre as a highly effective, attractive in market and sector-leading within pathways to UK HE.
- Contribute to strategic planning and policy development including human resources; academic development; learning, teaching and assessment; and academic quality assurance and enhancement, as part of the Centre Leadership Team.
- Contribute to the Centre’s Leadership Team meetings as appropriate to inform strategic planning and resource allocation.
- Attend and actively contribute to relevant University Partnership Boards and Committees, work with university colleagues through approved liaison points and report regularly on these through the Centre deliberative governance and management structures.
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and identify appropriate actions to solve problems and enhance delivery.
- Provide powerful and inspirational leadership across the Centre. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team there is an expectation that the post holder will perform the role of ‘critical friend’ to other members of the senior team.
- Provide effective and efficient academic management and co-ordination of staff resources across all academic teams in the Centre, working closely with the Centre Director, Deputy Director of Student Experience, Heads of Subject, and the Advanced Practitioner.
- Lead the Heads of Subject as an Academic Management Team to deliver sustained, high performance in all curriculum areas.
- Ensure the recruitment of teaching staff is planned, timely and compliant.
- Participate in regular meetings with teaching and Student Experience staff and represent the Centre at appropriate events and meetings within the Centre, the partner university and externally.
- Provide academic leadership to all programme teams, and on academic standards, the quality of learning opportunities, ensuring that they are managed appropriately and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Centre.
- Lead on implementation of the Centre Action Plan in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Student Experience.
- Lead on ensuring that the Centre is fully compliant with Study Group’s, Kingston University’s and relevant external agencies’ quality frameworks, policies, procedures, and codes of practice.
- Work closely with the Centre Director and Heads of Subject to ensure that the Centre’s Quality Assurance framework is implemented across all teaching teams and lead on the development of the relevant sections of the Centre’s Annual Monitoring Report and Annual Return.
- Analyse data and feedback from a wide variety of sources to monitor progress towards progression targets, planning and implementing remedial actions where necessary.
- Produce reports, analysis and evaluation for all internal and external scrutiny processes as directed by the Centre Director.
- Act strategically to cultivate a culture of reflection and enhancement.
- Work closely with the Deputy Director of Student Experience and their function leads to ensure that the academic planner is smoothly implemented, timetables and assessment schedules are delivered effectively, and Student Experience Team (SET) and teaching staff work together as one team.
- Deliver the curriculum effectively and efficiently by designing and continuously improve the delivery model to implement the LTAS and secure excellent student outcomes.
- Oversee the appropriate and effective development and maintenance of the Centre’s eLearning technology including the virtual learning environment (VLE).
- Monitor the key performance indicators in curriculum areas to demonstrate its effectiveness in achieving the Centre’s business objectives and intervene to manage performance, where required.
- Drive across all areas of the Centre a cost-conscious working environment, at the same time as delivering a quality service and experience to students.
- Ensure that the Centre is compliant in relation to Safeguarding responsibilities and staff across the Centre are aware of their obligations/requirements.
- Manage and address day to day issues that arise ensuring that problems are resolved effectively and efficiently and that lessons are learned and incorporated into Centre practices.
- Motivate, support, and encourage Heads of subject in developing their own areas of expertise and making sure that their individual teams have all the necessary tools and training to perform effectively in their roles.
- Provide accountability for the Centre’s compliance with UKVI regulations in terms of teaching team contribution to student attendance monitoring.
- Any other duties as required from time to time by the Centre Director.
- Build excellent relationships within the network and beyond to partners, agents, and sponsors.
- Enhance the Centre’s reputation within Study Group.
- Develop close and effective working relations with key partners within the University.
- Promote and develop the Link Tutor partnerships and ways of working to benefit the student experience.
- Support Sales and Marketing colleagues with activities that drive student recruitment and support Centre growth.
- An undergraduate degree and a post graduate qualification (desirable).
- Teaching qualification (highly desirable).
- Further management or leadership qualifications would be advantageous. (or a willingness to undertake such).
- Experience of providing leadership in a complex multi-disciplinary environment, with evidence of significant success.
- Experience of providing feedback to another person about their performance, which secured improvement.
- Experience of HR duties, such as delivering training and taking part in the recruitment process.
- Ability to delegate activities set deadlines and take responsibility for overseeing their successful completion to meet challenging deadlines.
- Experience planning and delivering change or continuous improvement, which achieved a positive impact on student outcomes.
- Experience of successfully motivating and leading teachers through a process of change.
- Experience of successfully leading on internal communication, which includes disseminating complex messages or changes to operations.
- Experience of working with international students and an understanding of welfare, well-being and cultural issues which may arise.
- Experience of data management and interpretation, and quality assurance.
- Experience of working across, up and down an organisation as well as with external partners and both national and international stakeholders.
Posted 2025-10-03
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