Programme Leader - London

Galileo Global Education · London · £65,000 (stated in the posting)

Job summary

The Programme Leader will be responsible for a designated range of courses. The job consists in ensuring that the Fashion Business MA MBA programme equippes students with the necessary business, creative, technical and soft skills, to develop a successful career in the Fashion Business industry. The Programme Leader will work together to develop Istituto Marangoni programmes to the highest level of excellence.

Key purpose of the responsibility

To ensure the effective delivery of the programme;
To undertake teaching duties alongside your responsibilities as Programme Leader in line with the services provided by the Company;
To ensure that the Company complies with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements to maintain its current certifications and accreditations, and obtain such further accreditations as may be necessary or beneficial to the Company in the future. Within this purpose you will actively organize, follow up all the steps of the validation process in order to achieve and maintain it;
To uphold the institution’s policy on transparency and listening to the student voice;
To implement changes to the curriculum, including course content and methods of delivery and assessment where the school deems appropriate;
To actively support the institution’s policy on attendance, retention rules and regulations;
To actively promote additional activities such as museum / fairs / industry visits/ shows and exhibitions at national and International level.
To promote a supportive and inclusive learning environment that encourages student wellbeing, creativity, and academic achievement.
To ensure student feedback mechanisms are meaningful and feed into continuous improvement processes.

Curriculum

To develop, design and plan the delivery and assessment of the curriculum and new courses as required;
To develop the curriculum in line with Istituto Marangoni requirements and Quality Enhancement;
To support the designing of the timetable in line with module and assessment schedules;
To support recruitment of consultant, FTE and visiting lecturers and ensure delivery of stated learning outcomes;
To direct and support the academic staff in the delivery and assessment of the course;
To support the development of learning materials and resources;
To actively participate in teaching the key subjects of the course;
To deliver key lectures when required internally and at international level.
To integrate innovation, digital strategy, sustainability, and future business models into the curriculum to reflect the evolving fashion business landscape.
To encourage the adoption of new digital tools, platforms, and blended learning methodologies.
To foster international perspectives within the programme and support global opportunities, cross-campus collaboration, or international partnerships.

Course Management and Quality Assurance

To organise and participate to periodic meetings/activities at school level and Group’s level when required;
To oganise and record meetings with individual students when necessary, student representatives and the teaching team on a weekly basis;
To implement Quality Assurance procedures to monitor and improve the quality of course provision implement and write and review the Continuous Improvement Plan with academic team;
To liaise with External Examiners
To organise and chair:
- Programme Reflective Forum (3 times per academic year);
- Programme Committee (min 3 times per academic year);
To actively participate in:

Unit Boards;
School committees and Boards
Informal student / staff consultative meetings (min 3 times per academic year);

To attend Field Meetings and Education Board meetings;
To readily give feedback (written and verbal) on staff, student conduct and academic performance.

Student Admissions

To present course overview at Open Days or other similar recruitment events when required;
To support the admissions office in the selection of students to be admitted to the courses pertaining to subject specialism.

Research

To develop personal research area of specialism in the fashion subject area and links to pedagogic developments;
To maintain Continuing Professional Development and promote this within the teaching team.

Strategic & Industry Engagement

To proactively engage with industry professionals, alumni, and external stakeholders to ensure the programme remains relevant to global fashion business trends and evolving market demands.
To identify opportunities for collaborative projects (industry projects), guest lectures, and real-world business challenges that enrich student learning.

Other

To support the coordination of events and materials regarding exhibitions, shows, and publications;
To attend graduation, main institutional events and relevant exhibitions.

Education and Competencies

Minimum Master Degree
Minimum 7 years of experience in the UK Higher Education sector in academic manangerial role
Knowledge of the fashion industry in a range of company context
Professional background in Business, Marketing and/or communication
Excellent written and spoken English
Leadership, effectiveness and responsiveness approach
Programme writing ability, excellent spoken and written communication, public speaking
Network in academic environment and ability to create partnerships
People management skills and experience: tutors’ recruiting, development and engagement
Organizational skills, flexibility and ability to manage unforeseen events
IT knowledge: Adobe, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Mac
Desirable but not essential: Knowledge and expereince with Digital Learning & Online Delivery

Salary: Up to £65,000

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