Angolan Job Opportunities

Job Vacancies

• Specialist Maritime Teaching Staff
• Attractive salary and benefits package

The Angolan Maritime Training Centre is under construction and opening in July 2012. It will provide Maritime curriculum and English language training for over 250 seafarers, including Deck and Engineering Officer and GP Ratings programmes, and STCW short courses.

The Centre will be totally self supporting and has high quality accommodation and a wide range of on-campus facilities including a swimming pool, sports and gym facilities. For teaching, a variety of modern classrooms, lecture theatres, laboratories, specialist workshops, a learning resource centre and student support facilities will be available.

75 operational staff will be employed by the centre, including specialist maritime academics. City of Glasgow College is recruiting for a Head of Centre as well as specialist Maritime and Engineering Lecturing staff.

The Head of Centre position is an exciting and challenging opportunity to be involved in creating and developing a brand new Maritime Training Centre.  Initially for a 3 year contract period, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the strategic aims of the centre, preparing and controlling operational budgets, and leading and managing a large team to achieve the required standards of academic delivery.

You will possess a Class One Deck or Engineering Certificate of Competency (or equivalent) or a degree in a relevant Maritime discipline, and be able to provide evidence of working with the recruitment and training functions of the shipping industry. You will be a strategic thinker, able to convert ideas into processes, creating and sustaining good relationships with industry, regulating bodies and other education and training providers.

A fluent English-speaker (knowledge of Portuguese would be advantageous), well organised and with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines with little supervision, you will be pro-active and able to deal with unexpected emergency situations and to work well under pressure.

Lecturing Staff must hold Class 1 Certificates (or equivalent). Teaching experience and qualifications would be advantageous. Placements in Angola would be for a minimum of 3 months. Family accommodation is available on campus.

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Disclosure Check and must be eligible to work in the UK (Tier 2 sponsorships may be available).

To view a detailed job description and person specification, and to apply for the above vacancies, please visit the ‘work for us’ section. Alternatively, please email your CV to recruitment@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk

Applications Close on 31st December 2011.