Management/Administration

Lead activities in the Department/School and represent the School on College/University committees or working groups. Where appropriate to the discipline, this is likely to include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below.

• Making an important contribution to the development and running of the Department or School, for example, leading activity on teaching assessment.
• Leading a successful international engagement at School or College level.
• Developing and managing staff and resources in support of major teaching activities.
• Making important contributions to the development of the Department’s (and the University’s) learning and teaching strategy.
• Contributing significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, and public engagement activities with sustained high-value impact of manifest benefit to the College and the University in a teaching/education context.
• Developing and implementing a culture (including policies and procedures) that promotes Equality and values diversity and inclusion.
• Leading, serving on, and assisting the work of committees and task and finish groups beyond School/Department, e.g., Senate, Council, University Education, or Research Committee, etc.
• Leading external committees, e.g., those associated with public/professional bodies or delivery of activities for an external body at an appropriate level, e.g., chairing sub-committees associated with large elements of work.
• Working with the senior management of the department on regulatory matters relating to the department’s programmes, such as GPhC accreditation.
• Leading/project managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g., new programme or a recruitment drive).
• Making a sustained contribution to widening participation, schools outreach, and/or public understanding of the discipline.
• Contributing to administrative activities within the University (e.g., appeals panels, working groups).

Citizenship

• Identifying wellbeing issues within the School/College/University and developing appropriate solutions to address these.
• Taking collective ownership of challenges faced by the School or College and working with colleagues to develop solutions.
• Mentoring and coaching of colleagues, particularly those in the early stages of their career.

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• GPhC registration.
• Demonstrated excellence in Learning and Teaching, and Management and Administration.

Learning and Teaching Requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. Teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.

Evidence of success under the following headings.

• High national reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within pharmacy.
• Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high-quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive, current, and stimulates learners’ natural curiosity.
• Significant and sustained contribution to one or more of the following: strategic development of new programs, approaches to learning, accreditation, and the development of learning resources.
• High quality and sustained contributions to fostering excellence in teaching activities more widely, i.e., in the Department/School or College and/or externally.
• Mentoring and expert advice which develops the skills of colleagues in teaching and in fostering learning.
• Sustained high-value impact knowledge transfer and enterprise that is of manifest benefit to the College and University.

Management and Administration-Related Requirements

Demonstrated significant achievement in management and administration-related activities, which may include leadership of activities/initiatives. Evidence of success under the following headings.

• Successful and sustained performance in significant administrative/managerial role(s) (e.g., exams officer).
• Significant and sustained high-quality innovative contributions to the management/administration of the Department/School/College or University.

Successful and sustained contribution to the corporate life of the School/College/University, displaying willingness to contribute actively to committees, collaborative teaching, and administrative tasks.

• Actively promotes equality and diversity to internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to use data to identify equality and diversity issues.
• Experience of developing interventions to address equality and diversity issues.

Informal Enquiries

To Anthony Cox, email: a.r.cox@bham.ac.uk

View Our Staff Values and Behaviours

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/our-strategy/our-values

Use of AI in Applications

We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of the University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter, and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone here.