Head of School - Languages, Education, and Culture

Position:

职位

Head of School

Department:

部门

School of Languages, Education, and Culture

Dept Function:

部门职能

Location:

工作地点　

Shanghai

Closing Date:

截止日期：

2026-12-31

Reports to:

汇报对象

The Executive Dean

Responsible for:

工作职责

Strategic, academic and managerial leadership of the School

Purpose:

职位目的

To lead the school in providing high quality teaching, research, scholarship activities and academic enterprise. To provide line management for academic staff which includes their development. To ensure a stimulating, collegial and well-managed environment that empowers staff to be creative and effective in their activities and which prioritises student outcomes and the student experience. To contribute to the international and British education and cultural environment of the college.

Key Responsibilities:

主要工作内容

1.           Provide academic and managerial leadership of the School

2.           Development of the School consistent with SBC’s strategic plan

3.           Implementation and oversight of quality assurance and enhancement processes to ensure excellence in the student experience

4.           Supporting external engagement for students and academic staff

5.           Annual appraisal and monitoring of staff, including through probationary periods

6.           Supporting the continuing professional  development of academic staff

7.           Staff planning and effective management of staff time through the Work Allocation Model (WAM)

8.           Efficient and effective use of resources including budgetary control of any delegated budgets

9.           Promotion and monitoring of research, enterprise, and other relevant extra-curricular activities by school staff and students

10.       Support for all marketing and recruitment activities

11.       Ensure full compliance with all health and safety policies

12.       Representing the School and the College externally

13.      Any other reasonable responsibilities as allocated by the College

Professional / Tertiary Qualifications:

学历 / 专业资格

Essential:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent of relevance to the School

Master’s degree of relevance to the School

Desirable:

PhD

Teaching qualification

Professional qualification of relevance to the School

Knowledge, experience and abilities:

工作经历 / 知识结构及其他任职资格：

Essential:

Significant experience of teaching in higher education

Significant experience of programme management / leadership

Experience of quality assurance processes in UK higher education

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desirable:

Experience of line managing academic staff in higher education

Experience of accreditation by external professional bodies

KPI

关键绩效指标

To be separately defined – the Head of School will also contribute teaching as agreed by the Executive Dean

Dimensions

职责范围（人员/财务维度）：

Internal Contact

内部联系：

External Contact：

外部联系：

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组织架构：