Job titl: Programm Ladr & Subjct Mattr xprt Arbitration Pathways, ducation and Training Dpartmnt Salary band: 47,500 to 56,500 (dpndnt upon xprinc) Hours: 35 hours a wk Trm: Full Tim, Prmannt Accountabl to: Dirctor of Global ducation Location: Chartrd Institut of Arbitrators, 12 Bloomsbury Squar, London. WC1A 2LP Job Dscription Programm Ladr & Subjct Mattr xprt Ovrviw Th Chartrd Institut of Arbitrators (CIArb) is a not-for-profit, rgistrd charity working in th public intrst through an intrnational ntwork of branchs. It has a global mmbrship of around 13,000 individuals who hav profssional training or xprinc in altrnativ disput rsolution (ADR). CIArb s qualifications in arbitration, mdiation and adjudication hav st an industry bnchmark for xcllnc in ADR. Th post holdr will dsign, dvlop, dlivr and manag all Arbitration Pathways moduls and ducation and training programms, pursuant to th Objct in its Royal Chartr, of providing ducation, training and profssional qualification in ADR. Th Arbitration Programm Ladr and SM will b rsponsibl for nsuring that th CIArb s rnownd global standards of knowldg and practic ar maintaind in all Arbitration Pathways moduls and ducation and training initiativs dlivrd. Rports To: Dirctor of Global ducation Job Purpos Th Programm Ladr and SM rol spans th full rang of dsign, dvlopmnt, dlivry and managmnt of th CIArb Arbitration Pathways and associatd ducation and training programms, including SM support for on-lin larning. Th succssful candidat will thrfor dmonstrat th ncssary skills, knowldg and xprinc to work on a wid varity of acadmic managmnt, taching, assssmnt, quality and studnt xprinc nhancmnt rlatd activitis. It is ssntial that th succssful candidat has significant xprinc of practising Intrnational Arbitration. Th primary purpos initially will b to nhanc th currnt Arbitration Pathways moduls by conducting modul acadmic rviws, scuring approval for proposd changs and nsuring implmntation of nhancd moduls. Th post holdr will also b rquird to tutor andor assss on th Arbitration Pathways moduls and othr Pathways and moduls as rquird during 2016. This job dscription is intndd as an outlin indicator of gnral aras of activity and will b amndd in light of th changing nds of th ducation and Training Dpartmnt of th CIArb. It is xpctd that th post holdr will b as positiv and flxibl as possibl in using this documnt as a framwork. Pag 1 of 6
Rsponsibilitis Th post holdr will b rsponsibl for: Conducting in-dpth acadmic rviws of th Arbitration Pathways moduls in ordr to idntify th changs rquird to nhanc ach modul to nsur: Currnt and appropriat taching and assssmnt mthodologis ar in plac; Complt alignmnt btwn larning outcoms, cor contnt and assssmnts; A consistnt studnt xprinc with no cor knowldg gaps vidnt within th curriculum. A modul rviw is currntly bing undrtakn and th launch of rfrshd moduls will b th priority focus for th Programm Ladr and SM upon appointmnt. This activity forms a ky lmnt of a major projct within ducation and Training. Th acadmic ladrship, managmnt and dlivry of th Arbitration Pathways moduls, including th maintnanc and nhancmnt of standards and will hav rsponsibility for th dsign, dvlopmnt and dlivry of th curriculum. Th day to day managmnt of th Pathways and associatd moduls, including all aras of larning, taching and assssmnt of studnts as wll as rsourcs allocatd. H or sh will: Acadmic nsur clarity of idntity, currncy of subjct agndas, rlvanc of larning and assssmnt mthods and th fulfilmnt of appropriat standards for ach modul in th Arbitration Pathways; Activly ngag with and contribut to th rlvant CIArb committs and ngag with othr Pathways stakholdrs, including global CIArb training branchs; Provid th vision for th Pathways and th associatd moduls, st th agnda for its dvlopmnt and maintaining and nhancing quality; Undrtak th ffctiv monitoring of th Pathways and lad nhancmnt activitis; Lad on th procss of cours dvlopmnt and syllabus rfrsh and nsur th stablishmnt of a programm for rgular modul rviws; Analys data on studnt progrssion and achivmnt with a viw to idntifying issus and trnds and formulating appropriat action in rspons; nsur that th curriculum is rlvant, currnt and consistnt with th purpos of th Pathways at ach of its carr path points; nsur that th dlivry of th curriculum is organisd and rsourcd appropriatly to th lvl of th rlvant modul, and to th larning styls and dvlopmnt stags of Pathways studnts; nsur that th taching and assssmnt mthods (larning) adoptd ar appropriat to th rlvant modul, availabl rsourcs and th dmands of th subjct; Pag 2 of 6
Plan and manag th assssmnt procss for th Pathways Moduls to nsur that studnts ar givn constructiv and timly fdback that hlps thm improv; Undrtak such taching dutis as ar appropriat to th rquirmnts of th Pathways, consistnt with your aras of xprtis and as agrd with th Dirctor of Global ducation; nsur that studnts rgistrd on th rlvant modul ar appropriatly supportd and providd with timly and constructiv guidanc for thir profssional acadmic dvlopmnt and pastoral car; In liaison with th rlvant &T ducation xcutiv nsur that information providd to studnts rgistrd on th rlvant modul is currnt, accssibl and consistnt; Contribut to information providd to studnts by CIArb and ducation and Training; In conjunction with th othr Programm Ladrs dvlop and nsur complianc with a CIArb studnt chartr; nsur ffctiv liaison with, and organisation of studnt rprsntativs to tak part in modul committ mtings for ach Pathways modul; In liaison with th rlvant &T ducation xcutiv nsur that studnt rcords ar maintaind, which ar currnt, accurat and constructiv; B rsponsibl for and, whr appropriat lad th rcruitmnt and slction procsss for th Pathways; Produc original instructional matrials for onlin larning in accordanc with agrd dadlins and prioritis; In conjunction with th -larning projct officr, st up an -larning library rsourc for futur sourcing of high quality radily availabl rsourcs; Dlivr on lin cours contnt using th appropriat tmplats; Sourc crdibl, high quality rsourcs from th intrnt to supplmnt original cours matrials (vidos, podcasts, simulations, wbsits tc.); Work with th ducation and Training Managr to dvlop (potntial) nw cours businss cass as appropriat; Dsign, dvlop and dlivr nw and alrady approvd opnclint spcific CPD courss in th subjct mattr ara. Managrial Provid ladrship for th Arbitration Pathways and work with collagus and dlivry partnrs (global CIArb training branchs) to nsur quality, consistncy and clarity of Pathways modul dlivry; St, promot and maintain appropriat ducational and profssional standards of good practic in all aspcts of modul organisation, administration and dlivry; Work with CIArb collagus and dlivry partnrs (CIArb training branchs) to nsur th highst possibl standards of studnt xprinc in trms of: o Pathways and individual modul promotion activitis and provision of rlvant matrials; o Studnt progrssion; o Studnt rgistration; o Studnt induction; o Larning support. Producing rports and managmnt information as rquird, including annual Pathways and modul rports; In conjunction with othr Programm Ladrs dvlop a standard tmplat for annual training rports from CIArb training branchs, provid guidanc for compltion Pag 3 of 6
and nsur timly submission. Rviw all training rports as a Programm Ladrship tam and tak action as appropriat. ntrpris Contribut to th incom gnrating activitis of CIArb in aras that ar dirctly rlatd to th Pathways and aras of spcialism, whilst protcting th charitabl work of CIArb; Profssional stablish and maintain appropriat dialogus and rlationships with th ADR community and its audincs, nationally and intrnationally, continually updating knowldg of acadmic dvlopmnts, subjct and skills, and rlvant dvlopmnts for th bnfit of th Pathways, collagus, dlivry partnrs (training branchs) and studnts; Undrtak rsarch andor profssional practic to maintain your subjct currncy as part of your own continuing profssional dvlopmnt, activly promoting and contributing to th profssional and rsarch profil of CIArb; Support and contribut to nhancing th xtrnal profil of CIArb via acadmic activitis such as writing articls and spaking at confrncs tc; To prform any othr dutis commnsurat with ths rsponsibilitis and skill and qualifications of th post-holdr. Prson Spcification Qualifications Th succssful candidat should: 1 B ducatd to Dgr lvl 2 B qualifid to Mastrs lvl in Arbitration or a rlatd subjct or hav rlvant dmonstrabl xprinc ssntial Dsirabl A A 3 Hold a rcognisd taching qualification D A 4 Hold CIArb Mmbrship D A Background & xprinc Pag 4 of 6
Th succssful candidat should hav: ssntial Dsirabl 1 Significant profssional xprinc of working in Intrnational Arbitration 2 xprinc of working with Moodl in a profssional ducation nvironmnt D 3 xprinc of working with voluntrs D 4 xprinc of tutoring on ADR rlatd subjcts, idally at post graduat, profssional lvl 5 xprinc of working closly with an -larning dvloprtam as a subjct mattr xprt in th dvlopmnt of -larning contnt in a varity of -larning compatibl formats 6 xprinc of dvloping and dlivring profssional lvl larning programms 7 xprinc of working in a Profssional Association D A 8 Working with a wid rang of popl from a varity of backgrounds 9 On-lin taching xprinc D 10 xprinc of dvloping profssional ducation programms for dlivry on a global scal by accrditd training providrs, which may rquir cultural andor lgislativ adaptations D A,1 Knowldg Th succssful candidat should hav dmonstrabl knowldg of: 1 Knowldg and undrstanding of profssional postgraduat ducation and training in ADR, and spcifically Arbitration ssntial Dsirabl 2 In-dpth knowldg and undrstanding of ADR gnrally and Arbitration spcifically 3 Knowldg of contmporary and innovativ programm dvlopmnt, larning and studnt ngagmnt stratgis within th profssional ducation and training sctor for ADR 4 Sound knowldg and undrstanding of acadmic quality assuranc rquirmnts 5 Up to dat knowldg of onlin larning tchnologis D Skills & Comptncis Th succssful candidat should dmonstrat: ssntial Dsirabl 1 xcllnt prsntationtaching and larning support skills Pag 5 of 6
2 xcllnt intrprsonal skills with th ability to communicat ffctivly at all lvls. ffctiv in adapting mssags for a divrs audinc in an inclusiv and accssibl way 3 Abl to work to tight and somtims conflicting dadlins and an ability to cop wll undr prssur 4 Sophisticatd studnt srvic abilitis, contributing to improving or adapting provision to nhanc th studnt xprinc 5 Applis innovativ approachs to cours ladrship, taching, larning or profssional practic to support xcllnt taching, pdagogy and inclusivity 6 Contributs to advancing profssional practicrsarch or scholarly activity in D A,1 own ara of spcialism 7 Builds ffctiv tams, ntworks or communitis of practic and fostrs constructiv cross tam collaboration 8 Applis own rsarch to dvlop larning and assssmnt practic D A,1 9 Flxibl, slf-motivatd, innovativ and nthusiastic individual 10 ICT skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft xcl, Microsoft Outlook, PowrPoint, A VL 11 Provn Ability to dvlop and dlivr nw courss on tim and on budgt 12 Suggsts practical solutions to nw or uniqu problms D A,1 13 Provn ability to work ffctivly with collagus and stakholdrs at all lvls 14 ntrprnurial and crativ, with a rsults drivn commrcial focus D 15 ffctiv cours budgtary planning, managmnt and rporting skills A,1 A = Application form, I = Intrviw Pag 6 of 6