Curriculum Design Adviser

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Curriculum Transformation Team at Newcastle University as we support the implementation of the Leading Edge Curriculum (LEC) and Education for Life 2030 + Strategy.

The role will work in partnership with academic and professional services colleagues to support programme-level curriculum redesign across the institution. This includes facilitating curriculum design activity, supporting programme teams through structured redesign processes, translating institutional policy into practice, and contributing to large-scale curriculum transformation activity. Working across a range of programme clusters, the postholder will support academic teams to design coherent, future-focused programmes aligned to the University's curriculum framework, enabling policy and strategic educational priorities.

The post is fixed-term, until 31 July 2028. The roles are suitable for blended working.

Key Accountabilities:

- Supporting programme teams through structured curriculum transformation and programme redesign processes aligned to the Leading Edge Curriculum and Education for Life Strategy
- Facilitating collaborative curriculum design workshops and activities focused on programme coherence, learning outcomes, assessment strategy, student experience, and curriculum enhancement
- Working in partnership with academic and professional services colleagues to support the implementation of institutional curriculum strategy, policy, and framework requirements
- Supporting programme teams to design coherent programme-level learning, teaching, and assessment strategies that enable progression, inclusivity, and future-focused learning experiences
- Supporting the development and refinement of curriculum design guidance, resources, toolkits, and implementation approaches to support institutional curriculum transformation activity
- Supporting programme approval and review processes through the preparation, coordination, and review of curriculum documentation and design outputs
- Building effective working relationships with academic leaders, programme teams, and professional services colleagues across the University to support curriculum transformation activity
- Managing and coordinating elements of curriculum transformation activity across multiple programme clusters, priorities, and timelines
- Writing and presenting reports, briefing papers, guidance materials, and presentations for a range of internal and external audiences
- Contributing to the ongoing evaluation, enhancement, and continuous improvement of curriculum transformation approaches, processes, and support models
- Contributing to cross-team planning, operational delivery, and institutional change activity linked to curriculum transformation and programme redesign
- Supporting the delivery of high-quality, inclusive, and research-informed educational experiences aligned to institutional strategic priorities
- Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of sector developments, policy, and practice relating to curriculum design, programme development, assessment, and higher education transformation
- Working flexibly across institutional priorities and projects, undertaking other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as required by senior colleagues

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

- An up-to-date knowledge of policy and emerging developments relating to curriculum design, learning, teaching, and assessment in higher education
- Knowledge and experience of programme-level curriculum design, development, and enhancement within a higher education context
- Understanding of approaches to inclusive curriculum design, active learning, assessment and feedback, and student learning experiences in higher education
- Ability to manage and prioritise a complex workload, solve problems, use initiative effectively, and work in a flexible and responsive way within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to establish, maintain, and communicate effectively within internal and external networks and partnerships across a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of supporting projects, initiatives, or change activity using appropriate planning and organisational approaches to deliver work to agreed timescales
- Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage and work constructively with academic and professional services colleagues
- Ability to interpret and apply institutional policy, guidance, and framework requirements within practical curriculum and programme design activity
- Experience of preparing reports, presentations, briefing papers, guidance, or other professional documentation for a range of audiences
- Ability to analyse information, identify themes and priorities, and contribute to continuous improvement and enhancement activity
- Strong digital literacy skills and confidence using a range of digital tools and platforms to support collaboration, communication, and programme development activity

Attributes and Behaviour:

Gathering Information: Builds effective working relationships with academic, professional services, and external stakeholders; identifies emerging opportunities, challenges, and impacts relating to curriculum transformation and higher education developments.

Communicating: Encourages and supports open and effective communication across teams, projects, and stakeholder groups; adapts communication style, approach, and format to suit different audiences and contexts.

Team-working: Works collaboratively and effectively across a range of teams, projects, and partnerships; contributes positively to collaborative working environments and shared objectives.

Planning and Organising: Effectively organises and manages competing priorities and complex workloads within agreed timescales; plans and prioritises work in alignment with team, project, and institutional objectives.

Finding Solutions: Encourages creative and constructive thinking, in self and others, to support continuous improvement and transformation activity.

Qualifications:

Essential: University degree or equivalent.
Desirable: Senior Fellow HEA.

Benefits include a generous holiday package with the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes, and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives.