Arden University
Coventry, Warwickshire
Salary: £59,660 - £70,507 per annum Employment type:Permanent Hours per week: 37 Reporting into: Head of School - Criminology, Criminal Justice and Law Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice (UG) Click here to read the full job description and view our excellent benefits here This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office or campus locations. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts. About Arden University We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations. About our Department OurDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Undergraduate Programmes) isa dynamic academic community with deep expertise across criminology, law enforcement and criminal justice practice. Our team is committed to digital innovation, teaching excellence, and building strong industry and employer links to ensure students graduate with the skills and confidence to succeed in criminal justice careers. About the Opportunity We are looking for astudent-centred Head of Department to lead our undergraduate Criminology and Criminal Justice provision. This is an exciting opportunity for an academic leader who is passionate about enhancing student experience, student outcomes, and driving innovation in curriculum design and delivery. In this role, you will: Lead the delivery of outstanding teaching, feedback, and assessment practices that underpin student success. Develop engaging, inclusive, and intellectually stretching course content and digital learning resources. Drive exceptional outcomes in continuation, completion, progression, and graduate employability. Line manage Senior Lecturers and potentially other academic staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. Recruit, support, and develop exceptional academic talent within the department. Contribute to teaching and academic activities aligned to your expertise. Represent Arden University at internal and external events, and collaborate with colleagues to enhance our academic portfolio. About You We are looking for an experienced academic with strong leadership abilities and a deep understanding of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and the wider Higher Education landscape. Essential criteria: Master's degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a related Social Science discipline. Recognised HE teaching qualification and/or Fellowship (PGCert HE, FHEA, SFHEA, PFHEA, QTLS/QTS). Relevant industry or professional experience related to criminal justice or criminology. Proven ability to lead and develop academic teams to deliver high-quality teaching, learning, and research. Strong leadership, people management, and motivational skills. A track record of successfully leading academic programmes with strong student experience, student outcomes, and TEF-aligned performance. Desirable: A PhD or equivalent Level 8 qualification. Management or leadership training/qualification. Why Arden At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from: 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure! A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7% SimplyHealth plan option Private Medical Insurance Access to Perkbox benefits Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends Plus, other excellent benefits Our 'Golden Ticket' which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education Our Values Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. Closing Date: Sunday 11th January We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible. If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups. Sponsorship statement Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system. However, we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.
Salary: £59,660 - £70,507 per annum Employment type:Permanent Hours per week: 37 Reporting into: Head of School - Criminology, Criminal Justice and Law Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice (UG) Click here to read the full job description and view our excellent benefits here This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office or campus locations. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts. About Arden University We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations. About our Department OurDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Undergraduate Programmes) isa dynamic academic community with deep expertise across criminology, law enforcement and criminal justice practice. Our team is committed to digital innovation, teaching excellence, and building strong industry and employer links to ensure students graduate with the skills and confidence to succeed in criminal justice careers. About the Opportunity We are looking for astudent-centred Head of Department to lead our undergraduate Criminology and Criminal Justice provision. This is an exciting opportunity for an academic leader who is passionate about enhancing student experience, student outcomes, and driving innovation in curriculum design and delivery. In this role, you will: Lead the delivery of outstanding teaching, feedback, and assessment practices that underpin student success. Develop engaging, inclusive, and intellectually stretching course content and digital learning resources. Drive exceptional outcomes in continuation, completion, progression, and graduate employability. Line manage Senior Lecturers and potentially other academic staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. Recruit, support, and develop exceptional academic talent within the department. Contribute to teaching and academic activities aligned to your expertise. Represent Arden University at internal and external events, and collaborate with colleagues to enhance our academic portfolio. About You We are looking for an experienced academic with strong leadership abilities and a deep understanding of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and the wider Higher Education landscape. Essential criteria: Master's degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a related Social Science discipline. Recognised HE teaching qualification and/or Fellowship (PGCert HE, FHEA, SFHEA, PFHEA, QTLS/QTS). Relevant industry or professional experience related to criminal justice or criminology. Proven ability to lead and develop academic teams to deliver high-quality teaching, learning, and research. Strong leadership, people management, and motivational skills. A track record of successfully leading academic programmes with strong student experience, student outcomes, and TEF-aligned performance. Desirable: A PhD or equivalent Level 8 qualification. Management or leadership training/qualification. Why Arden At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from: 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure! A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7% SimplyHealth plan option Private Medical Insurance Access to Perkbox benefits Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends Plus, other excellent benefits Our 'Golden Ticket' which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education Our Values Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. Closing Date: Sunday 11th January We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date if we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible. If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups. Sponsorship statement Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system. However, we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.
Law Society of England and Wales
Lambeth, London
Back to Law Ambassador: Michal Freeman-Shor 28 Jan 2025 2 minutes read Growing up in Israel as a descendent of WW2 survivors, there was really no question of whether I should go to university. I chose to study law at Nottingham Law School because the laws in England and Israel are very similar and it allowed me to travel and refine my English. My many critics told me that I was unrealistic, overambitious, and arrogant for thinking I could study law in a language that I had not mastered. Fortunately, my mother taught me to always follow my dreams and treat such negativity as white noise. I met my husband during my third year in law school and we have a teenage son. After graduation, I went back to Israel to qualify as an advocate. However, post qualification, and to the dismay of many, I chose to return to England. This was when I met with the realities of trying to find a job as an alien in England. I submitted over one hundred applications and filled two lever arch files with rejection letters. After months of applying for jobs and depleting all of my life's savings, I finally managed to get an interview at the London office of a large Israeli firm who gave me my break. Later I joined Stringer Saul LLP (now Fasken Martineau) and I practiced corporate law. I returned to work after my maternity leave but found it challenging to juggle a successful legal career with motherhood. Therefore, I decided to take a career break and raise my son. During my years out of private practice I was lucky to be a successful property investor, charity volunteer, fundraiser, board director, and law lecturer. After 11 and a half years, I realised that my son was independent enough and decided to go back into the legal profession. My first port of call was the Law Society's website. I found out that there was a returner programme and I enrolled straight away. I also signed up to various legal training courses. I remember vividly hesitating to sign up to these courses because they were expensive; but my husband was supportive and told me the time had come to invest in myself. As I did these courses I also spoke to many headhunters. Their feedback was bleak. They simply were not interested in someone who was not currently employed. They placed no value on the vast amount of additional experience and transferrable skills I had gained. Nevertheless, I applied for, and received, my practicing certificate and chose to keep trying. I contacted old colleagues and some of my old clients, and while they were enthusiastic, no doors opened. The Law Society returner weekend was a fantastic confidence boost for me at a time when I needed it most. The speakers were very informative and supportive, and I left the venue energised and full of motivation to continue to try to find a job as a solicitor. I will confess that it has been an extremely difficult journey. I used half of my days learning and getting up to date with the law, and half of my days applying for roles and speaking to recruitment consultants. To bring this to life: I applied for over 70 roles, rewrote my CV several times, and received some rejection letters within seconds of applying (computer says no). On several occasions when applying online I was unable to submit my CV because I could not complete all the boxes: unable to provide a current salary, for example. I finally met two very proactive recruitment consultants who managed to generate some interest and I continued to network as much as I could. I applied for and got accepted onto the Addleshaw Goddard's Return to Law programme. It was whilst undertaking that programme, that I accepted a role as a senior corporate solicitor at another fantastic, forward-looking law firm, Gardner Leader. I joined the fantastic major national law firm, Shoosmiths, in June 2019 and I am a Principal Associate at the corporate finance department advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, I co-head the firm's Israel desk which means that most recently I have represented Shoosmiths at the London Stock Exchange Annual Conference in Israel appearing as one of the guest speaker panel members. I have also recently been featured as a Finalist in the Women in Business Awards 2019, in the Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year category and I am currently nominated in three award categories in the Woman in Law Awards 2020.
Back to Law Ambassador: Michal Freeman-Shor 28 Jan 2025 2 minutes read Growing up in Israel as a descendent of WW2 survivors, there was really no question of whether I should go to university. I chose to study law at Nottingham Law School because the laws in England and Israel are very similar and it allowed me to travel and refine my English. My many critics told me that I was unrealistic, overambitious, and arrogant for thinking I could study law in a language that I had not mastered. Fortunately, my mother taught me to always follow my dreams and treat such negativity as white noise. I met my husband during my third year in law school and we have a teenage son. After graduation, I went back to Israel to qualify as an advocate. However, post qualification, and to the dismay of many, I chose to return to England. This was when I met with the realities of trying to find a job as an alien in England. I submitted over one hundred applications and filled two lever arch files with rejection letters. After months of applying for jobs and depleting all of my life's savings, I finally managed to get an interview at the London office of a large Israeli firm who gave me my break. Later I joined Stringer Saul LLP (now Fasken Martineau) and I practiced corporate law. I returned to work after my maternity leave but found it challenging to juggle a successful legal career with motherhood. Therefore, I decided to take a career break and raise my son. During my years out of private practice I was lucky to be a successful property investor, charity volunteer, fundraiser, board director, and law lecturer. After 11 and a half years, I realised that my son was independent enough and decided to go back into the legal profession. My first port of call was the Law Society's website. I found out that there was a returner programme and I enrolled straight away. I also signed up to various legal training courses. I remember vividly hesitating to sign up to these courses because they were expensive; but my husband was supportive and told me the time had come to invest in myself. As I did these courses I also spoke to many headhunters. Their feedback was bleak. They simply were not interested in someone who was not currently employed. They placed no value on the vast amount of additional experience and transferrable skills I had gained. Nevertheless, I applied for, and received, my practicing certificate and chose to keep trying. I contacted old colleagues and some of my old clients, and while they were enthusiastic, no doors opened. The Law Society returner weekend was a fantastic confidence boost for me at a time when I needed it most. The speakers were very informative and supportive, and I left the venue energised and full of motivation to continue to try to find a job as a solicitor. I will confess that it has been an extremely difficult journey. I used half of my days learning and getting up to date with the law, and half of my days applying for roles and speaking to recruitment consultants. To bring this to life: I applied for over 70 roles, rewrote my CV several times, and received some rejection letters within seconds of applying (computer says no). On several occasions when applying online I was unable to submit my CV because I could not complete all the boxes: unable to provide a current salary, for example. I finally met two very proactive recruitment consultants who managed to generate some interest and I continued to network as much as I could. I applied for and got accepted onto the Addleshaw Goddard's Return to Law programme. It was whilst undertaking that programme, that I accepted a role as a senior corporate solicitor at another fantastic, forward-looking law firm, Gardner Leader. I joined the fantastic major national law firm, Shoosmiths, in June 2019 and I am a Principal Associate at the corporate finance department advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, I co-head the firm's Israel desk which means that most recently I have represented Shoosmiths at the London Stock Exchange Annual Conference in Israel appearing as one of the guest speaker panel members. I have also recently been featured as a Finalist in the Women in Business Awards 2019, in the Board Level & Senior Executive of the Year category and I am currently nominated in three award categories in the Woman in Law Awards 2020.
