Head of Department in Accounting and Finance

Arden University

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Head of Department for Accounting and Finance will be a collaborative, inspiring, and student-centred leader accountable for achieving outstanding quality features within Student Experience and Student Outcomes. This role involves embedding outstanding teaching, feedback, and assessment practices, inspiring and engaging course content and delivery, and ensuring departmental rates of continuation and completion. The Head of Department will also line manage Senior Lecturers, recruit academic staff, and represent the University at external and internal events.

Requirements

• Extensive experience of managing relationships with PSRBs, including ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CFA and IFA
• Experience of building and managing relationships with industry partners, including but not limited to Financial Services, Banking and Commercial Organisations
• Experience of leading a portfolio of Accounting and Finance programmes at UG and PG levels.
• 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)

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• BUPA Cash Plan Private Medical Insurance
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager