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SalaryWe have two full-time, fixed-term posts available – one in the Division of Law, Society and Social Justice (one-year) and one in Kent Business School (until 31 July 2024)
These roles will provide successful applicants with an exciting opportunity to join the University’s Quality Assurance and Compliance team. Our team offers an inclusive, supportive and collaborative environment within which you will be encouraged to use your initiative and skills to help enhance and support the University’s Quality Assurance provision.
You will have an excellent eye for detail, be proactive in managing your own workload, thrive in a fast-paced environment and have enthusiasm to improve the efficiency of existing processes and procedures. You will have strong communication skills and be keen to develop your knowledge and understanding of Quality Assurance and accreditation requirements.
You will be part of a large team and will have the opportunity to expand your skills, knowledge and experience by assisting with tasks centrally and in other Divisions, in response to peaks in workloads. The successful LSSJ applicant will be asked to travel to the Medway campus occasionally in order to provide support for the Medway courses.
As QA and Accreditations Coordinator, your responsibilities will include:
- ensuring compliance with the Academic Misconduct Policy by supporting the academic misconduct procedure, working with the Chair of the committee and liaising with students
- undertaking data gathering exercises in order to collate information required for the reporting on continuous monitoring, periodic course review and accreditation
- creating and developing project and work plans to ensure that all activity related to the Division’s accreditations are delivered to a high standard and in accordance with published deadlines and expectations
- providing administrative support to ensure that course and module specifications are up-to-date and compliant
To succeed in this role you will have:
- an education to A Level, including GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent
- excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people (internal and external)
- excellent organisational and prioritising skills with ability to complete tasks promptly, accurately and with attention to detail
- good IT skills; familiar with the use of large databases, spreadsheets, Microsoft Office applications and web-based applications to capture and report on Quality Assurance and accreditation data
The Education Directorate provides a range of services for staff and students that promote a high quality learning experience at Kent. These include initial and continuing professional development of academic staff, curriculum and educational development including e-learning, quality management of learning and teaching and student advice and guidance for effective learning. The mission of the Education Directorate is to promote a high quality educational experience. Further information can be found on the University website: https://www.kent.ac.uk/education
