ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management Lecturer - Part Time (3 hours a week)

ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management Lecturer
Part time, 3 hours per week
Salary: £33.58 per hour
Town Centre Campus, Burton on Trent

Who are we looking for?

Burton and South Derbyshire College are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management Lecturer to join our Business and Professional Curriculum Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management qualifications, including ILM 8607 and the newer ILM 8725 Level 5 Operational Leadership and Management Skills qualification.

Aimed at practising middle managers, project managers and department heads, these qualifications develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to take on greater leadership responsibilities. For learners undertaking ILM 8725, assessment is based on a portfolio of evidence, with topics including people management, organisational culture, project management, operational finance, decision-making, innovation and change.

The successful candidate will deliver an engaging evening class for 3 hours per week, supporting adult learners and employer-sponsored participants to develop practical leadership and management skills that can be applied directly in the workplace.

You will be able to motivate and inspire learners, support them to successfully complete written assignments and/or portfolio evidence, and help them make strong links between leadership theory, workplace practice and measurable business improvement.

The ideal candidate will bring current or recent experience in leadership, management, business, organisational development, HR, coaching, mentoring or professional education. You will have excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of adult learning, and a commitment to delivering an outstanding learner experience.

The successful candidate will share our ethos and commitment to excellence, innovation and collaboration, and be passionate about helping learners stretch and challenge themselves to progress in their careers.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Plan and deliver high-quality teaching, learning and assessment for ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management provision.
• Deliver one evening session per week.
• Support learners to understand assessment requirements and produce high-quality written assignments and/or portfolio evidence.
• Provide clear, constructive and timely feedback to learners.
• Track learner progress and support timely achievement.
• Use innovative and engaging approaches to teaching adult and professional learners.
• Contextualise learning to real workplace leadership and management challenges.
• Maintain accurate records in line with College and awarding organisation requirements.
• Contribute to quality assurance processes, standardisation and course review activity.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Business, Professional and Employer Responsive provision.

Applicants should be qualified to, or willing to work towards, Level 2 English and Maths. Evidence of qualifications is required.  Applicants should hold a qualification at Level 5 or above in leadership and management, business, HR, education or a related discipline.

If you feel you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm for this role, we would love to hear from you.

If you are viewing the advert via a 3rd party job board, please visit the ‘Work for us’ page on the BSDC website for the full job advert and job description.

Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

• Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
• Generous holiday plans
• Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 
• Flexible working policies
• Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
• On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon 
• Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• BHN Extras discount scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values.  We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Monday 20 July.  Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application.  Please note applications received after the closing date cannot be accepted.