Closing Date: May 10, 2019

Job Description:

Plumpton College is an international centre of excellence in wine training, teaching and research, delivering wine business and production programmes from WSET level 2 through to Masters level. Facilities include a commercial vineyard and purpose-built wine centre with laboratories, wine tasting room and both a research and a commercial winery. Our high-calibre graduates gain positions of responsibility, not only in the UK, with its rapidly expanding industry developing a reputation for excellent sparkling wine, but throughout the world.

We are now seeking two Programme Managers for the Bachelor’s (BSc Hons) and Masters in Viticulture & Oenology. This role combines operational management, teaching and ensuring the delivery of the best possible experience to students through consistently high teaching standards and services. Providing students with well-designed and challenging programmes, the Programme Managers will incorporate highly effective teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring that students gain excellent vocational and academic skills.

We are seeking individuals with a wine or science related degree who can demonstrate the experience and ability to lead the development of teaching, learning and assessment across our Viticulture & Oenology programmes. You will be a professional, hardworking and confident team player with the ability to lead the development of teaching, learning and assessment across programmes and a strong desire to see students succeed in their field of study.

As well as a competitive salary, you can also look forward to a great range of benefits including 37 days holiday plus bank holidays (as well as up to 7 efficiency closure days at Christmas), membership of the Teachers’ pension scheme and free on-site parking.

With over 3,000 students, excellent resources and a drive for continuous improvement, Plumpton College is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development. At Plumpton College we are Ambitious & Progressive, Enterprising, Professional, Supportive and Passionate about everything we do – if you share these values and would like to be part of our growing team then we’d like to hear from you.

To Apply:

Please complete an application form and an equality and diversity monitoring form and return them to recruitment@plumpton.ac.uk or send it to:

HR Department, Plumpton College, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, East Sussex, BN7 3AE. Tel: 01273 890454.

Additional Information:

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website www.plumpton.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th June at 9.00am

Interviews will be held: Week commencing 17th June