Head of Department for Supply Chain and Project Management

Head of Department for Supply Chain and Project Management

£57000 - £65000 per annum + excellent benefits

Hybrid working – you will need to travel occasionally to our various campuses across the UK and head office in Coventry.

Permanent / Full Time

Arden University

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

Department of Supply Chain and Project Management

This Head of Department role will sit within the School of Management and Executive Education and will lead the Department of Supply Chain and Project Management within Arden University. We have a fantastic team of Academics that are teaching 9 Programmes including; BSC (Hons) Supply Chain Management, BSC (Hons) Project Management, MSc Supply Chain Management and Logistics, and MSc Project Management.

The Role – Head of Department – Supply Chain and Project Management

As the Head of Department for Supply Chain and Project Management, you will be a collaborative, inspiring and student-centred leader who is accountable for achieving outstanding quality features within Student Experience and Student Outcomes. Responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Essential:

• Extensive experience of managing relationships with PSRBs, including Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS); Chartered Association of Project Management (APM), Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
• Experience of building and managing relationships with industry partners.
• Experience of leading a portfolio of Supply Chain and Project Management programmes at UG and PG levels, including degree apprenticeships.
• Masters’ level qualification relevant to the School.
• Recognised HE teaching qualification and/or Fellowship (e.g.: PG Cert HE, SFHEA, PFHEA QTLS/QTS Secondary).
• 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).

Desirable

• A PhD or other Level 7 qualifications.
• Management training/qualification demonstrating the ability to lead others.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students' journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure.
• A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%.
• PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade).
• Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends.
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education.
• Plus, other competitive benefits!

Arden’s values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

Closing Date: Thursday 14^th November

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.