Teaching And Learning Specialist - Fixed-Term Contract at Vega School

Overall Job Purpose:

• Provide leadership in achieving excellence in Teaching and Learning (T & L) through the following: quality assurance of T & L; Lecturer development based on The IIE's T & L strategy with specific focus on: active learning; reflective practice; marking & feedback for learning and promoting intellectual integrity with lecturers.

Reporting to Head: Academic
Qualification:

• Bachelors Degree PLUS Postgraduate Diploma/ Bachelors Honours Degree in Education (PGCE or B.Ed).
• Higher postgraduate qualification (Med; MA; Mphil; PhD) preferable.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in teaching environment).
• Must have experience in using technology to enhance learning and an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges.

Duties and Responsibilities:
 Quality Assurance of Teaching and Learning

• Ensure compliance and quality enhancement in all teaching and learning processes and initiatives.

Management and Development of Teaching Practice on Campus

• Work to develop lecturer's teaching skills and reflective practice through a process of continuous conversation that includes the teaching portfolio, peer reviews, SETs and continuous development plan.
• Implement training workshops for IC lecturer development (Specifically lecturers' reflective teaching practice and marking practice) based on Peer reviews; SETs and development plans.

Teaching and Learning Culture on campus

• Promotes a Teaching and Learning Culture on campus by building communities of best academic practice and drives uptake of contemporary developments in Teaching and Learning for the lecturers.
• The successful incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards The IIE’s Vega School achieving its annual research output targets.

Teaching and Learning Resource

• Collaborate with Programme Managers, Educational technologists; Permanent lecturers and National Teaching and Learning Manager, in planning, brainstorming and problem solving on Teaching and Learning matters.

Lecturing

• Lectures 1 module per semester (not exceeding 70 hours in total).

Competencies required:

• Superior communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage work and self proactively
• A proven track record of effective teaching based on a reflective practice
• Tolerance for operating in a pressurised environment and industry
• Proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Able to demonstrate the ability to manage relationships with managers and staff effectively in terms of motivation, quality and performance
• Proven computer literacy
• Demonstrated competence in being solutions driven
• Experience in the use of technology to enhance learning is an added advantage