Module Leader and Lecturer - MSc Project Planning and Management

Job Purpose UHE UK offers postgraduate programmes in collaboration with the University of Bradford. The MSc Project Planning and Management programme is designed to develop advanced knowledge, analytical capability and professional skills for students pursuing careers in project management, development, planning, delivery and evaluation in complex organisational and international contexts. The Module Leader and Lecturer will provide academic leadership and high-quality teaching across the MSc Project Planning and Management provision.

The postholder will lead and teach modules across the programme, contribute to curriculum enhancement, support student achievement and ensure that module delivery is engaging, inclusive, professionally relevant and aligned with awarding body expectations. The postholder may contribute to teaching and leadership across the following modules: Project Design Principles; Financial Planning for Projects; Sustainable Development Perspectives; Project Implementation and Delivery; Development Needs, Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Risk and Governance; Research Project; and the Professional Excellence Accelerator (PEA). Coordinate module delivery across one or more MSc Project Planning and Management modules to ensure a consistent, high-quality learning and assessment experience.

Requirements

Provide module leadership, including planning delivery, maintaining module documentation and supporting quality assurance and enhancement processes. Design and implement blended and technology-enhanced learning activities appropriate to postgraduate students.

Organise and contribute to internal moderation, standardisation and module review activity. Teach lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials using interactive, student-centred and professionally focused approaches. Deliver high-quality teaching in areas such as project design, financial planning, sustainability, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, project governance, risk and research methods, depending on subject expertise and programme need.

Contribute to the delivery of the Professional Excellence Accelerator (PEA), supporting postgraduate transition, academic writing, analytical capability, digital fluency, employability and dissertation readiness. Provide academic guidance and support to students, including dissertation or research project preparation where appropriate. Monitor and report on student progress, attendance and engagement, and contribute to interventions where concerns arise.

Assess students through formative and summative assessment, providing timely, constructive and academically rigorous feedback. Maintain accurate records and ensure all activity is compliant with institutional policies, GDPR and academic regulations. Engage in continuing professional development relevant to higher education, inclusive teaching and the project planning and management discipline.

Remain sensitive to the needs of students from diverse educational, professional and cultural backgrounds, including international students. Attend and contribute to programme meetings, boards, moderation, training and other academic activities as required. Programme and module-specific expectations Teach and support postgraduate learning across modules relating to project planning, finance, sustainability, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, governance and research-informed practice.

Use case studies, applied tasks and professional examples to connect theory with contemporary project environments. Support students to develop analytical, quantitative, evaluative and professional communication skills relevant to project-based roles.