Professional Education Specialist
This role presents an exceptional opportunity to work with a dynamic team in the field of professional education. As a Professional Education Specialist, you will be responsible for managing projects, designing new courses, and acting as Course Leader on a portfolio of courses.
Main Duties & Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
* Act as Course Leader on a range of courses
* Manage own portfolio of courses, including recruitment of lecturers and co-ordination of course delivery
* Build strong working relationships with adjunct faculty / expert lecturers
* Be the first point of contact for lecturers and students
* Undertake evaluations of current courses in order to improve content and delivery
* Provide recommendations and input on how to improve existing courses
* Identify potential opportunities for new courses
* Coordinate various activities and projects as they arise
* Deal in a highly professional manner, with a large volume of enquiries from members of the profession and public regarding the programme
* Assist with EU grant proposals
* Write promotional articles relating to courses
* Contribute to institution wide projects
* Act as Secretary to a Committee, if required
* Assist with other ad hoc duties as they arise
Knowledge & Skills
We are seeking a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with experience in the education or training sector. The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be capable of working in a highly pressurised environment.
* Able to work on own initiative
* Meticulous, flexible and capable of undertaking multitask driven work
* Capable of working and adapting to needs of a small and highly integrated team
* Good, friendly and professional telephone manner
* Experience of dealing with a large volume of enquiries over the phone
* Available to work some weekday evenings and Saturdays when required
* Good IT skills, able to handle data input, production of reports etc.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
* Proactive approach with a can-do-attitude to work
* Ability to work to tight deadlines
Benefits
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic team with a competitive salary (DOE). You will also receive excellent working conditions, training & development opportunities and pension benefits.