Richard Mannix

I Am an experienced school director and academic project manager looking to further develop my international profile. I’ve worked in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. I believe that I could make an excellent contribution in a management position for the following reasons. Firstly, I have gained a great deal of experience in academic leadership and team management in my previous roles. Secondly, I have a strong knowledge of quality assurance issues in Higher Education and adult learning and teaching, being heavily involved in a number of start-up programme validations and revalidations. Thirdly, I have a proven track record of excellence in teaching, module design and curriculum development, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, working with students in both single culture and multicultural learning environments. Fourthly, I believe that I have excellent communication and liaison skills developing strong working relationships both within the organisations I work in and with external stakeholders. Finally, I have worked on educational marketing and new business development in many of my previous roles, attracting individual students and organisations to study with us.

October 2022 to Present - University of London

Online Tutor for MSc International Marketing module and MSc Marketing Dissertation Supervisor

April 2021 to August 2022 - Westgate Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Senior Instructor. My responsibilities have included teaching IELTS exam classes. I have engaged in curriculum and test development for TOEIC and TOEFL exams and have trained as a Cambridge Speaking Examiner for KET and PET exams.

September 2013 to October 2020 - Kaplan International Pathways and Kaplan International Languages
In my roles as School Director at Kaplan Seattle, Washington D.C. and Boston I was responsible for the success of all school operations and overseeing all programs and services offered at the school including; academics, housing, activities, and general administration, looking after the well-being of our students and employees, monitoring student satisfaction, staff professionalism, academic integrity, compliance and meeting student enrolment and operating income goals. In 2017 our Seattle school went through an external quality audit conducted by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET). We gained the maximum 5 year revalidation of our operation and we were congratulated for having 15 specific and notable strengths which placed us in the top three schools in the Kaplan network.

When working with Kaplan International Colleges I was Projects Director for start-up ventures in Iraq, UAE and Saudi Arabia. I was involved in strategic business development and also had responsibility for coordinating operations, recruiting staff, developing programmes and building quality assurance and enhancement systems within institutions to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of teaching, academic support and associated services.

September 2009 to September 2014 - University of Greenwich, London

Visiting External examiner for MA programmes in Strategic Marketing and Strategic Marketing Communications

May 1998 to September 2013 - European Business School London
Regent's University, London
Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Business and Management (BaM) Studies. Managerial roles included; Deputy Programme Director for BA in International Business with languages 2008-2013, Subject Leader for Marketing modules 2004-2008, Subject Leader for International Business modules 2002-2004, Module Leader for Academic English and Business Communication Skills 1998- 2002, Course Leader Long Island University International MBA Programme (London leg) 2006. Programme validation experience included; Team member for the successful validations and revalidations of the following programmes, Joint revalidation of all BaM UG degrees in 2012, MA in Luxury Brand Management 2009 and 2012, BA in Events Management 2008, MA in Management – Marketing Pathway 2006 and 2011, BA International Business with languages in 2001 and 2006, International MBA 2005 and 2011. Quality Assurance and Enhancement experience included; Member of following groups and committees, Academic Standards and Quality Assurance Working Party, Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP) Project Team, Senate Committees on Academic Development, Student Affairs and Academic Quality Audit, Senior Staff with Quality Responsibilities liaison Group for Quality Assurance Agency TDAP accreditation visit, Better Regulations Group. Teaching responsibilities included; Marketing and International Business modules at Undergraduate and Masters levels. Undergraduate and Masters dissertation supervision. CIM Professional Certificate classes. Academic English, Communication Skills, 

June 1996 to May 1998 - Internexus Centre for Language Studies
Regents University, London
Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes and Business English on the Regents College Foundation Degree Programme. Taught IELTS exam classes. Helped prepare Internexus Centre for Language studies for recognition by the British Council and ARELS in 1997.

February 1995 to May 1996 - Folkuniversitetet Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
English language teacher on Business English and English for Academic Purposes programmes. Taught Cambridge 1st Cert and CAE exam classes. Responsible for marketing courses in English for Specific Purposes to corporate clients.

September 1993 to February 1995 - Freelance English Teacher

While studying for my MA in Applied Linguistics I taught short courses at the Eastbourne and Frances King Schools of English.

August 1991 to September 1993 - Shane Corporation, Saitama ken, Japan
English language teacher. Taught various age groups at different levels. ESP classes and Trinity and TOEFL examination classes.

Chartered Institute of Marketing - Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing 

University of Brighton - Diploma in TESOL (This qualification is recognised as a Cambridge DELTA/Trinty DipTESOL equivalent according to British Council guidelines)

University of Hull - MBA. Specialising in Marketing Subjects. Final dissertation (educational marketing based) awarded distinction

Essex University - MA Applied Linguistics. Final dissertation (IELTS/TOEFL comparison) awarded distinction

Bell School of Languages, Norwich - R.S.A. Certificate in TEFL (CELTA)

University of East Anglia - B.A. Hons Degree in European History and Politics