Department: Academic/Oxford Brookes University partnership (OBU)
Location: Greenford - On site
Type of Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week) - (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 OBU, we offer a wide range of modern courses across business and health. The academic standards at OBU have also recently led to being ranked as one of the UK’s top 50 institutions, with the ambition of climbing even further in the years to come.
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.bDue 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?
Project management
Business Planning and Pitching
Entrepreneurial People and Processes
Financial Management
Strategic Management
What you'll be doing: As a Lecturer in Business at Global Banking School, you will deliver management related modules in the above areas. You will develop and deliver comprehensive course materials, undertake all aspects of learning, teaching and assessment of students and keep up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices.
Responsibilities include:
All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met
Developing, updating, and improving course materials as appropriate
Using a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials
Actively engaging in staff development activities, peer observations, meetings and other administrative duties
Understanding and keeping up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices
Working towards a range of clearly defined objectives for student attendance, continuation, completion, satisfaction and student progression
About you:
You will hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable)
You will have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area
You will be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter
You will have experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback
You will have experience of accurate reporting and ability to maintain thorough and organised student records
You will be able to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
You will be able to work with diverse groups of people
Desirable:
You will hold 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)
You will have experience of design / development of academic or professional education programmes or equivalent
What we offer:
25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holiday
1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
Workplace pension scheme
Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more
Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
Reward and recognition programme
£500 award employee referral scheme
Discretionary annual performance bonus
“GBS has greatly supported my professional development by offering me a chance to teach diverse, non-traditional students and by sponsoring my FHEA application, which has been invaluable in consolidating my teaching practices.”
— John Traichaisit, Consultant Lecturer
GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed