Curriculum Manager - Nautical

Job description / Role

Job purpose

To manage the delivery of UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Transport General Authority (TGA), Colleges of Excellence, and Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) programme ranging from Minimum Industry Safety Training to OPITO Major Emergency Management Initial Response (MEMIR). The training will be delivered in a purpose-built facility and utilising advance simulation and emulation techniques. The post holder will be required to lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective training delivery with high levels of student success, continuity of UK MCA approval, academic awarding bodies approval, both in the UK and KSA, and development of the associated curriculum. The Post holder will be expected to deliver over 800 hours of training and develop curriculum as required by the needs of the NMA.

Job accountabilities

The post holder is responsible for the following:

* To assist the NMA Principal in implementing the associated policies and procedures within the NMA
* To assist the NMA Principal in the implementation of the NMA's commercial strategies in line with the NMA's strategic priorities
* To manage the development of curriculum team groupings to promote an industry focused tertiary educational model
* To manage and inspire staff to be creative and innovative in all aspects of pedagogy and to embed Blended Learning across all curriculum areas
* To assist the NMA Principal in the operational planning and delivery of the NMA's curriculum provision targets
* To assist the NMA Principal in ensuring all courses within the area of responsibility have the awarding body approvals
* To assist the NMA Principal in the development of a QMS that meets the needs of the Industry, NMA and the awarding bodies
* Ensure performance targets within the area of responsibility are met
* To manage and provide direction to a team in order to provide a valuable student experience
* To assist the NMA Principal in the development of a PMS for all teaching and learning equipment within the area of responsibility
* To ensure teaching content and methods of delivery are in accordance with equal opportunities, are compliant with NMA's standards and are fully accessible

Requirements

Recruitment specification

The post holder must hold the following:

* A degree in a relevant discipline
* Offshore experience as an OIM or other management level position
* Experience of operational management in curriculum delivery including the effective development, deployment and leadership of staff
* Experience in the planning, development, approval and the delivery of Offshore safety skills core curriculum and the underpinning knowledge as per the industry standards
* Significant experience in the planning, development, approval and the delivery of skills based short courses
* An ability to build effective and financially beneficial working relationships with industry to drive and deliver dynamic, creative and innovative learning
* Ability to develop positive working relationships with individuals and customers at all levels (internal and external)
* Highly developed communication, liaison and networking skills
* The ability to analyse, solve problems and implement change with a successful track record of managing and delivering change
* A strong sense of purpose and proven experience of exceeding agreed goals and KPIs

In return you will receive:

* Basic Salary - £51,526 per annum
* Market Premium - £8,472 per annum
* Overseas allowance - £10,008 per annum
* Pension Allowance - 9% of basic salary + Market Premium
* Travel Allowance - 50,900 SAR per annum (paid quarterly) (Current exchange rate equates to £9792 per annum)

About the Company

At Alderwood, we pride ourselves on best practice recruitment, tailored for the Work Based Learning, Welfare to Work and Education sectors. Our core values and attributes are important to use and underline our proven ability to deliver results