Royal Academy of Dance
Faculty of Education
Person Specification
Director of Education
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Extensive management,
teaching and leadership
experience in higher
education and / or dance
teacher education
Proven extensive track record
in all of these areas
Experience of devising and
implementing programmes of
study globally
Experience of managing,
monitoring, evaluating and
reporting internally and to
external agencies
Experience of change
management
Experience in initiating and
nurturing national and
international links and
partnerships
Experience as a practitioner of
dance
Education and
Training
Doctorate or near completion
of a doctorate in a subject
area relevant to the role
Attendance at relevant recent
conferences and seminars
Commitment to own personal
and professional development
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Presentations at relevant
conferences and seminars
Relevant publications and/or
practice-based research
profile
Nationally and/or
internationally recognised
publications and/or practicebased research profile
Knowledge and
understanding
Academic and professional
infrastructures in public,
private and community
contexts
Proven and extensive
knowledge in this area
Knowledge and
understanding
continued
Financial management and
accountability including
preparation and reconciliation
of budgets
Proven and extensive
knowledge in all of these
areas
Marketing and advertising for
recruitment of staff and
students for higher education
and professional teaching
contexts
Virtual Learning
Environments, website and ecommunications
UK and EU legislation as it
impacts on Higher Education
and appropriate familiarity
with the requirements of
international legislative and
regulatory authorities
Attained skills and
abilities
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Proven ability to define
educational strategy and to
contribute to the setting of
targets (educational and
financial) and to realise and
evaluate these for both the
FoE and, as a member of the
RAD’s Senior Management
Team, for the Academy as a
whole
Extensive knowledge of the
requirements of international
legislative and regulatory
authorities
Proven ability to provide
dynamic leadership with the
ability to appoint, manage and
motivate staff (academic and
administrative) and students
nationally and internationally
Proven ability to ensure
legislative compliance and
quality assurance standards
within national and
international educational
contexts
Excellent interpersonal skills
with evidence of the ability to
work effectively with others in
both local and international
contexts
Exemplary educational and
professional management
skills including the devising of
work profiles, timetables,
induction and INSET
programmes
Attained skills and
abilities continued
Confident, articulate and
convincing spoken and written
communication skills (in
English) with the ability to
present ideas and information
in an interesting and
accessible manner
Strong organisational skills
with the ability to manage a
demanding workload
effectively
Ability to travel nationally and
internationally
An offer of employment will be subject to criminal record screening, including an
Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (or applicable overseas
equivalent).
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