Job Introduction
Associate Lecturer
Department: School of Business- Faculty
Location: London or Manchester
Contract: Freelance (term by term basis)
Job Purpose
The role of the Associate Lecturer is to deliver innovative and high-quality teaching and learning at undergraduate and post-graduate levels that reflect the current skills and capability requirements of corporate employers. Lecturers must have significant professional / academic experience in their discipline, as well as the enthusiasm to pass their passion for their specialist area on to students, learners, clients and peers.
Associate Lecturers will undertake a variety of duties including, but not restricted to curriculum and content design, assessment development and marking, personal tuition, student cohort and group management, as well as teaching and training activities face to face on Campus in London and Manchester
Our teaching hours are Monday – Thursday (9.00am – 8.00pm) and Friday (9.00am – 6.00pm).
What you’ll be doing
- Prepare and deliver a high-quality learning experience following pre-prepared content as well as assessing students work in a marking capacity
- Ensure that students are appropriately supported and provided with timely and constructive guidance for their academic development.
- Accurate and timely record keeping.
- Working closely with Operational Teams and Module Leaders.
- Maintain a sophisticated understanding of the current skills and capability requirements of corporate industry, including an appreciation of how technology is impacting the workplace, the professions and job roles in their specialisms.
- Bring professional expertise and an understanding of the current corporate landscape into teaching and learning.
What we are looking for
The BPP School of Business is recruiting associate faculty to support the delivery and development of programmes across the School. We are looking for highly motivated practitioners with a keen sense of the corporate context, who are excited by the prospect of using their professional expertise to develop careers in higher education.
For this role, we are interested in hearing from practitioners and/or experienced academics who can teach a range of business management related modules on our MSc programs. We are particularly looking for individuals with experience/expertise to support on the Data Analytics Stream.
Specifically teaching on the following subjects: Emerging Technology, Data Driven Decisions for Business, Modelling and Visualisation, Big Data and Cloud and Programming for Data Analysts.
- Excellent Presentation Skills
Join our team and contribute to the success and development of our learners!
Company Benefits
- Learning and Development - As you would expect from a leading education provider, BPP invests heavily in your career development. We provide a comprehensive in-house leadership and management training program and a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Brilliantly, you can also study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- Pension - up to 5% matched by employer
- Life Assurance - 4x basic salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private Medical Cover
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Will Writing Service
- Income Protection
- Give as you earn - You can make tax-efficient contributions to a charity of your choice.
- BPP Rewards - A company-funded scheme that offers genuine discounts and allows you to make significant savings each year on everything from your petrol, groceries, holidays, clothing, and home insurance.
- 25 days holiday per year plus 3 company nominated days over Christmas + bank holidays, you can also buy up to 10 additional days per year.
Sound like the perfect fit? Apply today.
Qualifications
- A MSc (post-graduate) qualification.
- For those not currently holding either a teaching qualification (PGLCT/PGCE) or a Fellowship of the HEA membership, a proven commitment to achieving them is essential.
- A Level 7 (post-graduate) or equivalent qualification;
- Other industry related professional accreditations and/or certifications.
Experience
- Extensive professional experience in relevant corporate roles.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Excellent presentation skills;
- The ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload;
- The ability to work well in a team and be collaborative;
- Commerciality;
- Digital literacy;
- Self-motivation.
Values
- Everybody Matters
- Trust and Respect;
- Stronger Together;
- Embrace Change;
- Student, Learner and Client Centric.