27 Oct
GBS Global Applied Knowledge
Leeds
Job description
Lecturer in Tourism - Leeds
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
GBS (Global Banking School ) is currently recruiting for a dedicated Tourism Lecturer to join our academic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tourism and business studies and a passion for teaching.
You will be responsible for delivering lectures, facilitating discussions, and guiding students through complex business theories and practices.
A commitment to academic excellence and innovative teaching methods is essential.
We are proud of our substantial growth and remain committed to success, and we are seeking talented people to help us continue to grow our business.
To meet these demands,
we are looking for Lecturers with experience in business and tourism, who have a passion for delivering the highest quality of education to their students.
As a lecturer, you will be responsible for a range of teaching, administrative and professional duties alongside other activities commensurate with your role.
These staff will work consistently to engage students in the learning processes to ensure student outcomes are maximised.
We have achieved outstanding results in the 2024 National Student Survey (NSS), scoring above the sector average in all themes and we improved on last year's exceptional results in 7 out of 10 themes.
We are currently seeking Full time Lecturers to teach Business and Tourism related courses . You will also need to be flexible to teach during weekdays, evenings and weekends.
Teaching across a range of foundation year, level 4 and 5 modules for the Business and Tourism Management Programme, including Understanding Customers, Tourism Marketing Principles and Entrepreneurship in Tourism.
Main Responsibilities
- All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met
- Develop, update, and improve course materials as appropriate
- Use a variety of learning and teaching methods / materials including live online learning
- Attend meetings as required, to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within the various teams you will be engaged with
- To actively be involved in staff development activities and peer observations
- Understand and keep up to date with student support to ensure our students have the full support and guidance they need
- To participate in the GBS performance management programme,
meeting a range of clearly defined objectives for student outcomes, student satisfaction, retention and attendance
- Undertake administrative duties as agreed with your line manager
- Take on other responsibilities as required to support the work of GBS
Requirements
Essential Skills and Experience
- An honours degree and Master’s level in a relevant subject area and will usually hold a PhD or be able to demonstrate equivalent high level professional experience in the related discipline.
- A Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)
- Previous lecturing experience for similar courses
- Experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback
- Experience teaching in the wider subject area
- Experience with distance learning and supporting learners both online and face to face.
- Professional conduct in all interactions with staff and students
- Extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter
- A firm commitment to personal and professional development
- Attention to detail and accurate reporting
- Ability to maintain thorough and organised student records
- Ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
- Highly motivated and able to work with minimum supervision
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people
Other Information
In return we offer a great working environment, career progression and some great benefits which include :
- Highly competitive salary and bonus
- 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays), raising by one extra day leave per year of service, up to a maximum of five additional days
- Matched contribution pension scheme
- Social events
- Access to a range of discounts to over 3000 retail outlet stores
- Opportunity to earn money back on your personal reward page
- Employee Assistant programme with access to 24-hour support
- Generous employee referral programme
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▶️ Lecturer in Tourism - Leeds
🖊️ GBS Global Applied Knowledge
📍 Leeds