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We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

Overview

As Education Manager, you will oversee and manage staff supporting a range of Education related processes that ensure and improve the effective organisation of our taught programmes. You will ensure policies and processes across the student journey are clear and straightforward, meet regulatory requirements, are consistently applied and deliver educational excellence.

Working collaboratively with the School Director of Education and School Manager, you will support the delivery of strategic objectives. You will improve the portfolio and curriculum within University regulations and external compliance requirements. You will work collaboratively with the Student Experience Manager to allocate responsibilities in a fair and equitable manner and oversee the work of team members  to ensure a joined up approach for students and staff.

The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of Quality Assurance and curriculum related processes. An experienced line manager, they will be a strong leader of people and will be able to work collaboratively with colleagues across the institution to ensure education activities are delivered effectively and efficiently in line with University policies.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Director of Education and School Manager to support the effective delivery of the School’s Education strategy, looking for, developing and responding to education related actions as part of the planning process as appropriate. 

• Leadership of the Education Professional Service function, including line management of staff within the Education and Student Experience team as appropriate, taking an overview of activities and ensuring cover in absence.

• Lead for School compliance in relation to the Office for Student (OfS) requirements, freedom of speech, and accreditation processes where relevant. 

• Oversight and management of all Quality Assurance and CMA compliance matters, providing expert advice to colleagues. 

• Inform evidence-based decision making on programme design, approval and delivery.

• Oversight of the processes that support administration of the curriculum, including leading on programme and module development, amendment and closure.

• Work with the Director of Education to support the development and implementation of curriculum related priorities, ensuring a programme level approach is embedded throughout the portfolio and identifying where improvements and efficiencies (from a student and staff perspective) can be achieved.

• Management of academic misconduct processes.

• Oversight of core education activities, including assessment and related processes, digital education (working closely with colleagues in Digital Learning), academic tutoring and timetabling, taking a programme level view.

• Support and proactively engage in the Schools education annual review and reporting activities, including Annual Reflection and relevant data returns.

• Active participation in relevant committees including School Education Committee and Programme and Module Oversight Subcommittee and key point of contact for education related central services teams. 

• Maintain a robust understanding of relevant internal and external policy and strategy and influence developments where appropriate.

• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Person Specification 

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Further Information

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.

• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.

• Generous pension scheme.

• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.

• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).

• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.

• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework

• A range of generous family-friendly policies

  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies

  • support for those going through the menopause

  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment

  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.