UNIR (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja) is a leading private online university that specializes in distance learning for higher education. As part of the Proeduca group, it serves tens of thousands of students across Spain and Latin America, offering a vast catalog of accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in various fields including law, business, and education.

Headquartered in Logroño with a major corporate presence in Madrid, UNIR is a key employer for academic professionals, digital marketing specialists, and EdTech experts. The university is particularly attractive to international hires due to its global reach and the increasing demand for multilingual academic coordinators and professors with international research backgrounds.

Founded in 2008 in Logroño, UNIR was established to provide accessible online higher education. It has since grown into one of the largest online universities in the Spanish-speaking world and is the flagship institution of the Proeduca Altus group.

For international professionals

Operates on a 100% online education model, which often translates to flexible or hybrid work arrangements for corporate and academic staff.
The university is a major player in the Spanish-speaking world, providing opportunities for professionals to work on projects spanning Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
Frequently recruits ANECA-accredited faculty and researchers, making it a viable path for international academics looking to enter the Spanish university system.
Main offices are located in Logroño (La Rioja) and Madrid, offering options for those preferring either a smaller city with a high quality of life or a major European capital.

Academic Coordinator for the Law Degree

UNIR

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

UNIR, a leading university in online training, is constantly searching for talented individuals for development in the fields of teaching and research.

If you are passionate about university education and its innovation through technology, this is the project for you. Join an institution in full growth and international expansion, composed of more than 5,000 professionals and with over ten years of experience that make it a benchmark for online higher education in Spanish.

We wish to incorporate an Academic Coordinator for the Law Degree into the Faculty of Law.

In accordance with the Academic Direction, and with the support of various transversal departments of the University, the Academic Coordinator will contribute to the proper functioning and continuous improvement of the Faculty regarding academic management and the coordination of processes affecting students and professors:

Promote the growth of the degree with the transversal Departments.
Enhance the institutional development of the degree through the signing of alliances, agreements, representation at congresses, and other dissemination activities in the field of security and terrorism.
Implement common criteria regarding academic organization and teaching planning.
Compliance with the growth objectives of the degree.
Support in the selection process, talent search, and recruitment of candidates.
Coordinate the internal organization of the degree following the Faculty's guidelines.
Coordinate the update processes of the Faculty's information system.
Coordinate student support processes.
Maintain periodic communication with students, inform them, and incorporate their proposals.
Ensure the adaptation of teaching and services to the needs of the field of security, prevention of terrorism, and radicalization.
Hold periodic faculty meetings with the degree's teaching staff.
Address incidents from students and teaching faculty.
Encourage networking among students.
Participate in the design of annual improvement plans for the degree and drive their execution.
Receive and channel improvement proposals.
Coordinate student satisfaction analysis.
Ensure continuous improvement and the quality of the degree following the University's academic excellence requirements and processes related to ANECA.

Minimum Requirements:

PhD in Law
Residency in Spain
Experience in academic management and coordination of teaching teams
Ability to generate agreements or alliances with professional organizations that contribute to the program's visibility.

Competencies:

Student orientation
Conflict management
Planning and organization
Analytical capacity
Initiative
Teamwork
Communication
Negotiation

UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA, S.A.U. (hereinafter, "UNIR"), as an entity part of the PROEDUCA Group, will process the personal data you have provided for the purpose of: managing your participation in selection processes, assessing your profile and, if it fits other vacancies, sharing it with other companies of the Group.

Detailed information on the processing of your personal data is available in the legal text accompanying the registration form. You may revoke the consent granted, as well as exercise the rights recognized in Articles 15 to 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, by sending a request to Av. de la Paz, 137, 26006, Logroño, or to the following email address [email protected], identifying yourself properly. If you wish, you can consult additional and detailed information on data protection at the following link.

The EDUCATIVO Group is firmly committed to equal opportunities and diversity, thereby creating an environment free from all discrimination.

View original advert (Spanish)

UNIR, Universidad líder en formación online, está en continua búsqueda de personas con talento para su desarrollo en el ámbito de la docencia y la investigación.

Si te apasiona la educación universitaria y su innovación a través de la tecnología, este es tu proyecto. Únete a una institución en pleno crecimiento y expansión internacional, formada por más de 5.000 profesionales y con más de diez años de experiencia que la convierten en referente de educación superior online en español.

Queremos incorporar en la Facultad de Derecho un Coordinador académico para el Grado en Derecho.

De acuerdo con la Dirección Académica, y con el apoyo de diferentes departamentos transversales de la Universidad, el Coordinador Académico contribuirá al adecuado funcionamiento y mejora continua de la Facultad en lo relativo a la gestión académica y coordinación de los procesos que afecten a estudiantes y profesores:

Promover el crecimiento del título con los Departamentos transversales.
Potenciar el desarrollo institucional del título mediante la suscripción de alianzas, acuerdos, representación en congresos y otros actos de difusión en el ámbito de la seguridad y el terrorismo.
Implantar criterios comunes en materia de ordenación académica y planificación docente.
Cumplimiento de los objetivos de crecimiento del título.
Apoyo en el proceso de selección, búsqueda de talento y reclutamiento de candidatos.
Coordinar la organización interna del título atendiendo a directrices de la Facultad.
Coordinar los procesos de actualización del sistema de información de la Facultad.
Coordinar los procesos de atención al estudiante.
Mantener una comunicación periódica con estudiantes, informarles e incorporar sus propuestas.
Velar por la adaptación de las enseñanzas y servicios a las necesidades del ámbito de la seguridad, la prevención del terrorismo y la radicalización.
Celebración periódica de claustros con el personal docente de la titulación.
Atender incidencias de los estudiantes y claustro docente.
Fomentar el networking entre los estudiantes.
Participar en el diseño de los planes anuales de mejora de la titulación e impulsar su ejecución.
Recepcionar y canalizar propuestas de mejora.
Coordinar el análisis de satisfacción de estudiantes.
Velar por la mejora continua y la calidad de la titulación siguiendo los requerimientos de excelencia académica de la Universidad y los procesos relacionados con ANECA.

Requisitos mínimos:

Doctor/a en Derecho
Residencia en España
Experiencia en la gestión académica y coordinación de equipos docentes
Capacidad para generar acuerdos o alianzas con organizaciones profesionales que contribuyan a la visibilidad del programa.

Competencias:

Orientación al alumno
Gestión de conflictos
Planificación y organización
Capacidad de análisis
Iniciativa
Trabajo en equipo
Comunicación
Negociación

UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA, S.A.U. (en adelante, "UNIR"), como entidad integrante del Grupo PROEDUCA, tratará los datos de carácter personal que usted ha proporcionado con la finalidad de: gestionar tu participación en procesos de selección, valorar tu perfil y, si encaja con otras vacantes, compartirlo con otras empresas del Grupo.