Job Description

At GBS (Global Banking School), our mission is to change lives through education, we take an inclusive approach to recruiting students and staff, and invest in our people with an aim to widening access to higher education among groups currently under-represented in the sector.

GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across eight campuses in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and beyond. Working in partnership with several of the UK\xe2\x80\x99s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes in banking, finance, accounting, business, tourism, healthcare, and more. We are an approved institute on the Office for Students Register and have been reviewed and approved by the Quality Assurance Agency.

We are a certified \xe2\x80\x98Great Place To Work\xe2\x80\x99 and have achieved outstanding results for the third year running in the National Student Survey, with an incredible 91% overall satisfaction rating in 2022.

We are proud of our substantial growth and remain committed to success, and we are seeking talented people to help us continue to grow our business. To meet these demands, we are looking for Lecturers with experience in business, enterprise, and entrepreneurship, who have a passion for delivering the highest quality of education to their students. We are also open to considering lecturers from a variety of business disciplines who want to explore transitioning into this subject area. As a lecturer, you will be responsible for a range of teaching, administrative and professional duties alongside other activities commensurate with your role. These staff will work consistently to engage students in the learning processes to ensure student outcomes are maximised.

We are currently seeking full-time Lecturers to start at the beginning of September 2023. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of our students by providing classes on weekdays, evenings, and weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). You will be expected to teach flexibly across groups, in rotation with other staff.

Main Responsibilities

In brief:

All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met, using a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials.

Develop, update, and improve course materials as appropriate.

Manage and lead modules/units.

Keep up to date with subject-specific and pedagogic innovations.

As part of a team, play a full and pro-active part in engaging and retaining students.

Attend meetings as required, to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within the various teams you will be engaged with.

To actively be involved in staff development activities and peer observations.

Requirements

Essential:

You will hold qualifications at least to master\xe2\x80\x99s level in the relevant subject area (e.g., business, entrepreneurship, strategy, marketing, finance etc.) and will ideally hold a PhD or be able to demonstrate equivalent high level professional experience in the discipline.

Good knowledge of one or more of the following areas:

Business and Entrepreneurship

Management/Leadership

HRM

Strategy

Project Management

Marketing

Finance

Experience of teaching in the wider subject area.

Previous lecturing experience for similar courses.

Experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback.

Desirable:

Teaching qualifications/accreditation: PGCHE, MA in HE Practice or FHEA etc.

Experience of working in the industry of your subject areas. Strong applicants from industry must be able to demonstrate ability to teach at university level and a willingness to pursue postgraduate degree(s) in Entrepreneurship, Innovation Studies, Technology Management or Business Administration.

Other Information

In return we offer a great working environment, career progression and some great benefits which include:

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1 day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme with NEST
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to GBS \xe2\x80\x9cLife\xe2\x80\x9d - discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• \xc2\xa3500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Specsavers eye care vouchers
• Totum discount card access and Costco membership

Global Banking School