Head of Learning and Teaching

Join the academic team shaping the future of higher education.

NMITE is a pioneering new higher education provider with a mission to change how engineers are made and how education itself is delivered. Our students learn through immersive challenge-led and hands-on experiences. Our academic teams work without silos across disciplines and in close collaboration with industry. Our model is ambitious bold and already turning heads across the sector.

We are now seeking a Head of Learning and Teaching - a senior academic leadership role with real influence and responsibility. This is a rare opportunity for an academic who loves the practice of teaching thrives in operational complexity and wants to help build something extraordinary. In this role we value leadership strength over disciplinary expertise aloneyou will be empowered to lead a high-performing academic operation grounded in student-centred innovation and collaborative working.

Who are we
NMITE is an innovative new UK Higher Education provider founded to rethink engineering and technology education and positively impact the region: educationally economically and socially. Our approach is progressive and connected with contextualised admissions active learning interdisciplinarity social awareness and deep integration of employers and community in teaching and learning.

About the Role

This role is about making academic delivery worknot just efficiently but meaningfully. You will lead the operational implementation of all academic programmes at NMITE ensuring they are delivered to the highest possible standards within tight resource constraints and in a way that reflects our distinct pedagogical approach.

You will teach and lead. You will inspire academic colleagues embracing their sense of adventure and distinctiveness; and you will oversee the systems and resources that make it all work effectively. You will ensure that timetabling staffing learner support and assessment processes run smoothly and that they evolve as we grow. Most importantly you will lead and motivate a talented academic delivery team fostering a culture of shared ownership accountability and excellence in everything we do for our students.

Tasks

What are we looking for
We are looking for a full-time permanent Head of Learning and Teaching with a background in mechanical engineering and experience in academic programme design delivery and leadership.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a credible committed academic leadersomeone who still enjoys the learning studio but who also sees the bigger picture and wants to help shape it.

You will:

• Bring strong academic credentials and a passion for learning and teaching.
• Lead the end-to-end operational delivery of our academic programmes ensuring coherence efficiency and excellence in curriculum assessment and learner support.
• Drive academic delivery that is sustainable innovative and tightly aligned to NMITEs hands-on challenge-based educational model.
• Demonstrate leadership skills that unite and empower teams especially in complex or constrained environments.
• Be willing to make thoughtful but sometimes tough decisions to ensure high standards and operational efficiency.
• Understand how to coordinate people curriculum and infrastructure to deliver an outstanding student experience.
• Have a mindset of continuous improvement underpinned by data feedback and reflection.
• Develop and support academic staff to build resilient fulfilling and high-impact careers.
• And most of all share our belief that education can and should be done differently.

This role is central to NMITEs future. It sits at the heart of our academic delivery and will work closely with other academic leaders professional services and the executive team.

Requirements

Role requirements:

Essential:

• Either a Ph.D. in an engineering discipline ideally mechanical engineering or demonstrable similar experience in independent thought and leadership.
• Professorial title or a profile commensurate with appointment at that grade.
• Strong track record of leadership in academic operations or higher education environments (formal or informal leadership roles considered).
• Ability to make tough decisions with integrity and to earn trust through resilience empathy and credibility.
• Proven skill in leading teams and achieving results in resource-constrained environments.

Desirable:

• Experience with challenge-based experiential or innovative teaching models.
• Familiarity with UK higher education regulatory and quality assurance frameworks.
• Evidence of initiatives that improved academic delivery efficiency or student outcomes.

You Bring:

• Calm decisive leadershiprespected by peers and trusted by your team.
• Operational expertisestrong organisational and planning skills.
• Emotional intelligenceexcellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A deep commitment to NMITEs mission of inclusive transformative employer-informed education.

Benefits

Our Benefits
NMITE offers a rewarding and dynamic environment with small-group teaching cross-functional collaboration and opportunities for genuine institutional impact. We offer:

• A salary ofdepending on experience
• Life assurance
• 30 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and closure days
• Additional day off for your Birthday
• Flexible working arrangements
• Westfield Health & Rewards with optional Private Medical Insurance
• Personal development budget and promotion pathways

Why NMITE

NMITE is not just another university. We are a mission-led industry-connected and values-driven institution. We treat our students as individuals. We break down traditional barriers to learning. And we aim to show that a small institution rooted in a rural city can have a national impact.

Youll be joining us at an exciting time. Weve held our first graduation. Were growing our student body. Weve made the front pages and were gaining the trust of funders employers and regulators. Now we need the right leaders to help us deliver on our promise.

Our Values & Behaviours
Were here to do something different. NMITE staff must be comfortable working in a dynamic evolving environment where innovation and quality go hand-in-hand. We are values-led and expect our leaders to model those values every day:

• Grit and determination seeing things through.
• Inclusive building a diverse and respectful community.
• Creative and learning always experimenting reflecting and adapting.
• Honest open clear communication is the norm.
• Curious we ask questions challenge assumptions and seek improvement.
• Aligned everything we do serves the mission.

How to Apply
Please email a covering letter (or a short video max 4 minutes) explaining your interest and fit for the role along with a full CV.

Be part of something bold. Be part of NMITE.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering education.