Job Ref: 213012331

Date: 2021-01-13 15:15:21

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Our client, The Open University is a public distance learning and Research University, and one of the biggest universities in the UK for undergraduate education.

The staff are committed to putting their students first and to supporting them to realise their potential. Study with the OU is more than just education – it is life changing learning, do you want to be part of this team? They are looking to recruit a Curriculum Manager to work within the STEM department, starting asap for 11 weeks, working full time and paying £17.57ph. This role will work from home initially and equipment will be supplied.

The role

Curriculum Managers provide project management and administrative support in module production and presentation across the STEM curriculum and to curriculum related projects. They are the primary interface between module teams/curriculum related project teams and the production and administrative areas of the University and help to ensure that modules and projects meet agreed quality standards.

Responsibilities

The person appointed to this post will undertake duties to include:

Providing overall project management of module/curriculum materials development within the Faculty up to handover to the OU materials production unit, Learning and Teaching Innovation (LTI), or to a production unit within the Faculty, with the responsibility to ensure that the project is proceeding to schedule, specification and within the allocated resources;
In partnership with the Module Team/Project Chair, arrange and support module/project team meetings (both face to face and on-line), writing agendas, notes, reports and papers for such meetings, and following up on module team decisions;
Manage the presentation and production of new or annually updated teaching/learning materials/activities and ICT components;
Monitor and manage the module/project budget, advise module/project teams of expenditure and exercise authority to sign off expenditure against agreed budget heads.
That major university databases and systems, such as PLANET, are kept up to date in respect of module-related data;
That all information required at the module specification approval stage is provided using the costing and modelling tools;

Negotiate production and presentation schedules and monitor these schedules on the various electronic systems operating within the University, with the appropriate staff in the Faculty and LTI;
Act as the main administrative link between module/project teams and other areas of the University and outside organisationsIf this is the ideal role for you, please apply online or call Sophie Holmes or Angela Hoxley on (phone number removed) to discuss further and to receive the full job spec

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