Director of Teaching and Learning

Assessment, Standards, and Academic Quality

• Provide academic leadership for assessment design, moderation, feedback quality, and standardisation, ensuring consistency and fairness across programmes.
• Ensure that academic standards are maintained in line with awarding body requirements and internal quality assurance expectations.
• Oversee module and programme monitoring, annual review, external examiner engagement, and action planning for continuous improvement.
• Lead academic responses to quality findings, student feedback, external examiner comments, and performance data.
• Work with academic and professional services colleagues to ensure effective operation of boards, assessment processes, and academic decision-making.

Student Academic Outcomes and Academic Experience

• Take strategic responsibility for student academic outcomes, including continuation, progression, attainment, completion, and dissertation readiness.
• Lead academic initiatives to improve student engagement, belonging, academic confidence, and success, particularly for diverse and international student cohorts.
• Use data and evidence to identify risks to student performance and to drive targeted academic interventions.
• Oversee academic responses to student surveys, module evaluation, and feedback relating to teaching and learning.
• Champion inclusive academic practice and ensure that students receive a high-quality, well-supported, and academically stretching learning experience.

Quality, Compliance, and Partnership Working

• Ensure academic delivery remains aligned with awarding body requirements, institutional policies, and external regulatory expectations.
• Work closely with partner university colleagues, the Campus Director, the Campus Manager, and central quality teams on academic quality, enhancement, and partnership requirements.
• Support readiness for audits, reviews, monitoring activity, and partnership reporting by ensuring that academic evidence, actions, and oversight are robust.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of academic policies, procedures, and enhancement frameworks as required.
• Ensure that academic practice reflects relevant expectations in relation to equality, diversity, inclusion, academic integrity, and student protection.

Professional Development and Teaching Excellence

• Lead and promote continuing professional development in teaching, assessment, curriculum design, and student support for academic staff.
• Oversee peer observation, developmental review, and other teaching enhancement processes.
• Encourage scholarly activity, reflective practice, and the sharing of effective practice across the teaching team.
• Promote innovation in learning, teaching, and assessment, including effective and responsible use of digital tools and emerging technologies.

General Responsibilities

• Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the role.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the seniority of the post as reasonably required by the Campus Director.
• Act at all times in a manner that supports the values, reputation, and academic standards of UHE UK and its partner institutions.

Person Specifications

Statutory Requirements

• Eligibility to live and work in the UK.
• Appropriate DBS disclosure or willingness to obtain this where required.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant academic discipline.
• A recognised teaching qualification and/or Fellowship of Advance HE, or willingness to achieve this.
• PhD or doctoral-level qualification.
• Management or leadership qualification relevant to higher education.

Experience

• Significant experience of academic leadership or management within higher education.
• Experience of leading or managing teaching teams and improving the quality of teaching and learning.
• Experience of curriculum delivery and oversight at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience of academic quality assurance, enhancement, and compliance with relevant regulatory or awarding body requirements.
• Experience of using student performance, progression, and feedback data to drive improvement.
• Experience of working with diverse student cohorts, including international students.
• Experience of programme validation or reapproval activity.
• Experience within a collaborative provision or partner delivery environment.
• Experience of leading provision across both domestic and international student cohorts.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong understanding of the UK higher education environment, including academic quality, standards, and student outcomes.
• Strong pedagogic knowledge, including inclusive teaching, assessment, and student transition into higher education.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence academic staff and academic leaders.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Highly developed organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret data and translate insight into effective academic action.
• Strong digital capability, including confidence with VLEs and technology-enhanced learning.
• Knowledge of Office for Students and QAA-related expectations within higher education provision.
• Experience of designing or leading academic enhancement frameworks.

Personal Qualities

• A student-centred and academically focused leadership style.
• Commitment to academic excellence, student success, and continuous improvement.
• High levels of professional integrity and sound academic judgement.
• Collaborative and supportive approach to leadership and team development.
• Resilience and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of leading change and embedding new academic initiatives successfully.

Disclaimer

This job description is provided as a guide to the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive description of duties and responsibilities and may be subject to periodic revision.

Oxford International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. This role involves working with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Oxford International is an equal opportunity employer. Every applicant and employee has the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible.