Teaching Vacancy – ”People Development and Leadership”

HELBUS Helsinki School of Business seeks an experienced instructor to deliver the following MBA module, to be taught in September 2025-January 2026: “People Development and Leadership”(HRMM093). The position is part-time and fixed term and may be renewed.

The module is part of the University of Northampton MBA programme, delivered through a Transnational Education Arrangement by HELBUS in Helsinki. The instructor is expected to prepare, teach and assess the module, in close collaboration with the UoN module leader and HELBUS programme leader. The module’s content, description, learning outcomes, assessment criteria and schedule are determined by UoN. Find out more about the workload, assessments, and course description of the module in this Module Specification document.

We require the following:

• Teaching experience directly related to the module content at the required level (postgraduate Master’s), especially

  • strategic people development

  • global organisational strategy, design and development

  • leading people to optimise performance

  • EDI&R

• Master’s or preferably Ph.D. in business or related field

• Excellent English skills

Additionally, we greatly value the following:

• A formal teaching qualification

• Practice experience in the relevant area (global HRM)

• Sound experience in planning, delivering and assessing courses and providing feedback to students

• A teaching approach especially suited for mature students of middle or senior management level (such as the Harvard case methodology)

• Proactive approach to supporting students and interactive teaching methods

• Experience in the UK higher education sector

• Structured approach with attention to detail

To apply, please submit your application through our online vacancy system. Include the following documents:

• A cover letter referencing how your experience matches our requirements

• Your CV, using the format in this template (copy paste the template to a word-document). Importantly, the CV should list specific courses and topics taught as they relate to the respective module, and the level taught at.

• Please also upload your teaching qualification certificate, as well as your most recent educational qualification (such as PhD certificate).

We expect shortlisted candidates to refer to the above sought qualities in their cover letter. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we may proceed with the hiring process already earlier, if suitable candidates are found. The last date to apply is June 22nd, 2025, at midnight Finnish time. Please do not send CVs or applications by email, only applications in the vacancy portal will be considered. We will only contact shortlisted candidates and expect to hold interviews no later than mid-August.

HELBUS is a private business school in Finland founded in 2012, working in partnership with Pearson and the University of Northampton, UK. HELBUS is owned by the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.

We store applications for two years, deleting them after two years have passed unless you notify us otherwise. Your application may be considered for potential future vacancies.

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