Associate Head of Digital Education - (8992)

The Centre for Learning Enhancement and Educational Development (LEED) leads Manchester Metropolitan's digitally enhanced education, academic development, and education innovation.  Our work is cross-functional, institution-wide and dedicated to improving education practice and innovation around the five themes of the University's education strategy. These are future-focused curriculum and delivery, excellent student experience, DELTA (Digitally Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Assessment), excellent graduate futures and supported and empowered staff. 

Our Digital Education team (known as DigiEd) within LEED utilises its wide-ranging expertise to help staff deliver a flexible, active and digitally-enhanced education to all students, drawing on best practice in our virtual learning environment and wider digital estate. Due to upcoming retirements, we are recruiting for two key leadership roles in the DigiEd team: Associate Head of Digital Education, and we are also advertising for an Assistant Director of LEED (Digital Education). The Associate Head role will report directly to the Assistant Director.  Candidates are welcome to apply for both roles. 

These are both exciting opportunities to provide effective leadership for LEED and to drive the ongoing success of the DigiEd team. If you can lead and coordinate this important work, this is your chance to join us and play a key role in the strategic and operational leadership of Digitally Enhanced Education across Manchester Metropolitan University.   

About us 

We have been proudly driving progress for more than two centuries. As one of the UK's largest and most popular universities, we're a force for good, dedicated to delivering outstanding research and excellent education. Our community of over 5,100 colleagues work in close partnership every day to bring about positive change regionally, nationally, and globally. 

Much more than a university, we are a place where ambitious people unite as a diverse and inclusive community to make meaningful connections. Where world-class facilities combine with exceptional minds to improve lives through innovation. We welcome those who are committed, talented, and hardworking. People who believe in our values and are as driven as we are to achieve shared goals. 
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About the role  

We are seeking a highly experienced Digital Education professional and educational leader for the role of Associate Head of the Digital Education Team (DigiEd). Offering leadership and support on all aspects of digitally enhanced learning, teaching and assessment, the DigiEd team works with our four faculties and education facing professional services teams across the University. The DigiEd Team leads the implementation of our Digitally Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA) Strategy and develops high quality guidance, resources and training for staff to support excellent digitally enhanced education. The team also provides support for curriculum development around digitally enhanced education, collaborates closely with LEED colleagues on many of our educator development programmes and courses (including New to Teaching, our PSF scheme and Innovation Scholar Scheme), as well as co-organising the Annual LEED Learning and Teaching Conference for 250 of our educators. 

As a member of the Digital Education senior team, you will have specific leadership responsibility for aspects of promoting excellence in Digital Education, ensuring that the team's objectives align with LEED's strategic aims and supporting and enabling the delivery of the University's Education and People Strategies. Specifically, you will line manage the team of nine Faculty-linked Digital Education Specialists, providing leadership of the DigiEd Faculty-link work and driving digital innovation in teaching, learning and assessment.  You will be expected to build partnerships with external agencies and professional bodies to engage in collaborative work and enhance the University's reputation.  The ability to deliver effective core provision across the range of DigiEd activities is essential.  

About you 

We are looking for a significant track record of leadership and delivery of digitally enhanced education with specific knowledge of Virtual Learning Environments and other applications for Teaching and Learning such as Adobe Creative Campus, Generative AI and accessibility platforms.   You will advise and support the Assistant Director of LEED: Digital Education to ensure that the Digital Education team's activities are effectively aligned with the university's strategic aims and priorities and drive the implementation of the DELTA Strategy across our four Faculties. You will have the ability to develop best-practice guidelines and mentor others regarding: 

• Appropriate use of digital education technologies.  

• Embedding of digital education technology through effective curriculum design, development and deployment. 

• Effective use of the institutional Virtual Learning Environment and other digital tools in support of flexible active learning. 

We are looking for evidence of the use of initiative, creativity and judgement in taking the lead to develop approaches to supporting and empowering our educators, as well as preparing reports and presenting at national/international level conferences. You will be a confident communicator, able to influence and persuade academic and professional services stakeholders.   

Further information 

To make an initial informal enquiry, please contact Professor Fiona Saunders (Director, Centre for Learning Enhancement and Educational Development) at f.saunders@mmu.ac.uk 

Applications must be made via our recruitment system and should include a full CV and a letter of application setting out your interest in the role and details of how your knowledge, skills and experience match the essential criteria being sought. Please state in your covering letter if you've applied for both roles. 

Closing Date – Sunday 3 May 2026 

Interviews will be held in person in Manchester on Tuesday 2 June 2026 
 
Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals. 
 
We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support. 
 
Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups. 
 
Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy.