Deputy Director of King’s Foundations – Senior Lecturer/Reader in International Education

Overview

In this role you will provide strategic and operational educational leadership for King’s Foundations, guiding curriculum, pedagogy, and staffing to align with CIEL and King’s objectives. You will lead educational quality and enhancement across Foundation and international provision, partnering with senior colleagues to drive student success. You will chair education committees, influence institutional governance, and shape the academic direction of programmes like KIF and Pre-sessional. This is a high-impact leadership position at a world-leading university, offering the chance to influence policy, curricula, and the student experience.

Pay / Benefits

• London weighting
• competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational educational leadership across King’s Foundations
• Lead academic quality, standards and enhancement for all educational provision
• Chair the Department Education Committee and participate in CIEL Education Committee
• Represent King’s Foundations in institutional educational leadership and governance
• Oversee educational strategy, curriculum and pedagogy, planning and staffing
• deputise for the Director on educational matters and exercise delegated authority where appropriate
• Support development of new programmes and initiatives to enhance student support and experience
• Ensure alignment of department activities with wider CIEL and King’s priorities

Key requirements

• Master’s degree in relevant discipline
• Teaching Qualification
• Senior HEA Fellowship or equivalent progress toward it
• Proven track record of education-focused scholarship with dissemination impact
• Experience in international higher education including Academic Skills, Pre-Sessional or International Foundation provision
• Programme leadership experience as Director/Head of Programme or equivalent
• Quality assurance and curriculum enhancement at department level with measurable impact
• Governance, planning and resource management in a complex organisation
• Experience of managing change and developing new programmes to improve student support

• leadership
• strategic thinking
• change management
• programme leadership
• quality assurance
• curriculum development

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