Job Introduction
Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor
Home-based
JOB PURPOSE:
With significant learning and teaching enhancement expertise, you will be an experienced leader of postgraduate teaching programmes within a higher education setting. BPP’s teaching qualification is available to all educational focused staff across the BPP Education Group which includes BPP University. This qualification coupled with our CPD programme ensures that our educational staff are equipped to create excellent educational experiences for all our learners. You will also be a key stakeholder within our CPD programme, contribute to our professional recognition scheme, and undertake learning and teaching related projects with colleagues across the institution.
Key internal stakeholders for this role to work with include, Heads of School, Directors of Programmes, Award Leads, Academic Quality, School Education Leads, Faculty staff. Key external relationships include a wide spectrum of regulators and professional bodies (e.g. Advance HE, OfS, QAA, Ofsted), representative bodies (e.g. GuildHE) and relevant statutory bodies and societies as well as external examiners.
The successful candidate will be appointed as a Senior Lecturer or to the academic rank of Associate Professor, depending on experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact, engaging with 30,000 students across 10 university centres and working with key internal and external stakeholders. If you're committed to fostering an inclusive learning environment and want to be part of a national student support network, we’d love to hear from you!
Why work for BPP?
It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts, Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.
What you'll be doing:
As a Lecturer, you will be responsible for leading and managing the postgraduate teaching qualification across the BPP Education Group, ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with institutional goals. This includes contributing to the Advance HE Professional Standards recognition programme and supporting the professional development of colleagues through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) initiatives led by the Learning and Teaching Enhancement team. You will also spearhead designated enhancement projects that align with and advance BPP’s strategic objectives.
The role involves close collaboration with academic schools, professional services, and business units to foster innovation and consistency in teaching practices. You will contribute to the development and external recognition of BPP’s teaching and learning profile through scholarship and pedagogical research where appropriate. Additionally, you may be called upon to represent the Head of Learning and Teaching Enhancement and undertake other duties that support the wider objectives of the department.
What experience you’ll need
- A relevant honors Degree
- A recognised higher education teaching qualification (e.g., PG Cert) and/or MA/MEd in a higher education context.
- Senior or Principal Fellow of Advance HE (UKPSF D3 or D4).
- Extensive experience of programme leadership of a teaching qualification (PGCLT, PGCAP, or similar) within a Higher Education context.
- Experience of leadership and management of projects and/or teams in Higher Education.
- Good understanding and knowledge of current trends in learning, teaching, and assessment in Higher Education.
- Experience in the use of data/metrics to inform decision making.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead peers and colleagues to deliver high-quality projects and outputs.
- Excellent communication and networking skills to build trust, credibility, and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to research and convey complex information to various audiences using different formats (e.g., presentations, reports, data analysis).
- Ability to inspire and motivate colleagues to think broadly and value diverse perspectives.
- Capacity to work autonomously, managing workload and delivering business priorities in a complex, dynamic environment.
- High level of competence in using technology to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment (including VLE use).
- Strong judgement and effective decision-making ability.
- Willingness and ability to reflect on own skills and knowledge and actively pursue development opportunities.
- Commitment to BPP’s mission to challenge the educational status quo.
BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS and credit check.
BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.