Innovation And Learning Manager

a culture of innovation in pedagogy, making Queen Mary’s distinctive approach a cornerstone of our educational practices. You will work collaboratively with Faculties, Schools, and Institutes to deliver on their educational priorities through comprehensive resources, consultancy, and workshops.  Your responsibilities will include designing and delivering engaging blended content, integrating digital pedagogies across academic programmes, and supporting the development of active learning methods to boost student engagement. You will be instrumental in creating an integrated training and development system, encompassing workshops, events, and forums, all aimed at fostering continuous educator development. You will contribute to scholarship development, evaluating impact, and supporting initiatives such as Queen Mary Academy Fellowships, funded projects, and the annual Festival of Education.  About You You are a passionate advocate for innovative education, with a strong background in pedagogy and digital technologies. Your experience in designing and delivering professional development programmes and your ability to inspire and support educators are key assets. You thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to contribute to a culture of exploration and excellence at Queen Mary. Your expertise in integrating AI and active learning methods in educational settings will be invaluable. You are committed to enhancing student engagement and have a track record of developing impactful educational strategies. With excellent communication skills and a proactive approach, you are ready to make a significant impact on our academic community.  About the Academy The Queen Mary Academy supports the delivery of Queen Mary's Strategy 2030 in everything that we do. We contribute to and advise on key initiatives, harnessing the expertise of the Academy’s staff.  We collaborate with Faculties, Schools and Institutes to address their priorities for education. We enable these teams to enhance their practice and improve outcomes through a range of resources, consultancy and workshops.  We empower individual educators to grow, enabling them to achieve their full potential within a supportive environment. Our experienced team provides professional development opportunities to build academic skills and develop leadership capabilities, inspiring individuals on their career journey.  About Queen Mary At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.  We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form. Benefits We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.  Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.  Informal enquiries should be addressed to Shoshi Ish-Horowicz, s.ish-horowicz@qmul.ac.uk   Expected interview date: Tuesday 29 September 2026