Teaching and Learning Officer (Education Development, Policy, Procedure and Practice)

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our Faculty Teaching, Learning and Student Experience team as a Teaching and Learning Officer. This Grade 6 role offers an exciting opportunity to support education development, quality assurance, policy and procedure, and taught programme enhancement across the Faculty. You will work with colleagues across Schools, the Faculty and the wider University to improve services and place the student experience at the heart of our work.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of University and Faculty education policies, procedures and strategic priorities.
• Providing clear advice, guidance and training on teaching, learning and quality assurance matters.
• Supporting programme development, approval, enhancement and review, ensuring alignment with internal and external requirements.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

• Significant experience and current knowledge of quality assurance, programme enhancement, education development, or teaching and learning policy and practice in a Faculty or comparable setting.
• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of policy or procedure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex matters clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, together with a collaborative and customer-focused approach.
• Experience of developing guidance, resources or training for colleagues.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer pension contribution.
• 29 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure.
• Ride to Work and electric vehicle car schemes.

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid Working arrangements.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Our strategy, From Manchester for the world, sets out our ambition to be a great civic university for the 21st century, creating knowledge for the public good locally and globally. It includes commitments to outstanding teaching and research, inclusion, collaboration and a flexible, personalised and digitally enabled student experience.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Hannah Cousins and Lisa McAleese

Email Address: Hannah.cousins@manchester.ac.uk, lmcaleese@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries and administrative support

recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical and job portal support

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.