Associate Head of School - Sunderland, United Kingdom - University of Sunderland

University of Sunderland
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To lead and manage the Film and Media team in line with Faculty plans and
objectives.

To contribute to the academic leadership of the faculty as part of the senior
management team; providing cross-faculty leadership where required.

To ensure the provision of excellent academic practice within the team, sharing
knowledge and best practice and enabling a culture of continuous development.


Key Responsibilities

and Accountabilities:

To provide leadership in the academic development of Film and Media including
through the implementation of the University's Student Success Plan and Research
and Knowledge Exchange Plan

To engage with all stakeholders in Film and Media, including students, staff,
advisory boards, and other external partners.

To contribute to School and Faculty academic planning, representing the Film and
Media team.

To oversee academic activities in Film and Media, ensuring the highest standards

are identified and achieved, including in:

  • programme delivery
- the student experiences
- academic student support
- teaching, learning and assessment enhancement
- research, knowledge exchange and innovation
- other relevant university and faculty academic initiatives

To oversee the effective management of academic-related activities in Film and

Media_,_ by:
- overseeing student recruitment and marketing initiatives
- overseeing the maintenance of quality and standards, in compliance with

the Office for Students Conditions of Registration B, and other
requirements of accrediting bodies where applicable
- ensuring there is effective academic leadership within the Film and Media

team, including module and programme leadership
- ensuring effective timetabling for the activities of the team in conjunction

with Academic Registry.
- developing and maintaining positive working relationships with key

professional services contacts
To ensure the effective deployment of resources, including through:

  • leading workload planning, using the University's Framework for Academic
Workload Planning.
- appointment and management of academic tutors following university

guidelines.
- approval of staff leaves and absence.
- budget management, where required.

To manage, motivate and support the Film and Media team, by:

  • acting as a positive role model for the University Values
- leading staff recruitment and induction activities as delegated by the Head
- of School- conducting annual appraisals for all Film and Media team members and
- supporting and encouraging their personal and professional development- addressing staff performance and welfare matters
- providing opportunities for peer support and the sharing of best practice

within the team.

To undertake teaching, assessment, research, or other academic activities, with
the agreement of the Head of School.

To undertake relevant personal and professional development activities to ensure
own academic practice and leadership skills are continuously updated.

Any other relevant activities as determined by the Head of School or the Academic
Dean of the faculty.


Special

Circumstances:

University of Sunderland

Role Profile
Part 2


Part 2A:
Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential:


Qualifications & Professional Memberships:


  • A first degree or relevant professional qualification in a relevant discipline

Experience:


  • Recent experience of university teaching across film/media with internal
area

  • Experience in relevant curriculum design
  • Experience of effective academic leadership e.g. as a programme or module

- leader
  • Experience in designing and delivering online teaching and learning
  • A clear track record of professional practice, enterprise, research or

Key Knowledge & Expertise:


  • Possess the qualities and transferable skills necessary for the exercise of
personal responsibility and largely autonomous initiative in complex and
unpredictable situations, in professional or equivalent environments

  • Knowledge of UK screen industries
  • Skills in managing academic programmes at a modular level (minimum)
  • Working knowledge of the film and media curriculum and how this relates

- to accreditation
  • A good understanding of quality assurance processes in higher education

Desirable:


Qualifications & Professional Memberships:


  • A Higher Education teaching qualification e.g. PGCert
  • Membership of a relevant professional body
  • Senior Fellowship Advanced HE
**Experience: - Experience of leadership of an academic team in HE

**Part 2B: Key Competencies


Competencies are

assessed at the

interview/selection
**testing stage

Key Knowledge and Expertise (role specific):


Academic Leadership and Practice:


  • Contributes to the longterm planning and development of learning
programmes

  • Continuously reviews areas identified for improvement and develops
content and delivery methods, learning support and assessment
mechanisms

  • Reflects on own and others practice and develops insights into t
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