Contractor – Online Tutor

Role title: Online Tutor

Course title: MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management
Fees for services: £4,000
Start Date: 5th June 2023
Location: Remote

Role Overview
CEG Digital wishes to engage the services of an Online Tutor for their MSc Risk, Crisis and Resilience Management
course, run in partnership with Portsmouth University.
Online Tutors play a central role in the day-to-day success and vibrancy of the university’s online courses and are a
consistent presence in the modules to which they are assigned and are usually the first point of contact for
academic queries from students. Each Online Tutor will have a group of up to 30 students.

This is a flexible, part-time role and it is estimated that during a typical week, each student group may need
approximately ten hours of online tutoring, although flexibility is required in order to accommodate busy periods
such as assessment. Note that there will be key dates and contact points you will be required to adhere to which
are driven by assessment dates in the course calendar. Full details will be provided prior to the start of the module.

Role Description

Key Responsibilities

▪ Moderate online discussions

▪ Facilitate all online learning activities
▪ Provide formative feedback to students
▪ Plan and host a weekly 1-hour webinar to discuss learning material and help prepare students for
assessment
▪ First mark all submitted assignments
▪ Escalate/triage student queries which fall outside of the tutor’s remit (e.g., pastoral issues, accessibility
issues etc)
▪ Meet online with the module leader at regular points (usually weekly) to provide an overview of student
progress
▪ To work within and actively support the policies and practices of the university without altering the nature
or level of responsibility involved.

Requirements
Education
▪ A postgraduate qualification in Risk Management or a relevant discipline (PhD preferable)
▪ HE teaching qualification, Higher Education Academy recognition, or equivalent achievement
indicators (desirable)

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Experience
▪ Knowledge of crisis management and business continuity (essential)
▪ An understanding of the principles and practicalities of online learning
▪ Experience of teaching students at HE level including marking (essential)
▪ Experience of facilitating learning in online, blended, and face-to-face learning environments
(desirable)
▪ Experience of working with and teaching in a Virtual Learning Environment (desirable)
Skills
▪ Excellent digital literacy
▪ Able to moderate discussions and facilitate learning activities in a timely, knowledgeable, and
sympathetic manner
▪ Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively and confidentially, verbally and in
writing
▪ Ability to work under pressure, maintain attention to detail and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
▪ Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative as well as part of a team

Important Information
▪ Please note that as this post is for a self-employed contractor, holders of some Right to Work permits in
the UK such as Tier 4 visas are ineligible to apply.  If you hold a visa, please check that it enables you to
be self-employed.  If you have any questions regarding your eligibility for the post, please contact
recruitment@ceg-uk.com.
▪ Please refer to the attached role description for more information about this role.
▪ Your application may be shared with staff at our partner university as part of the recruitment process.

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