Quality Manager

SALARY & HOURS: 1 FTE The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being the UK’s smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 60 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment.  Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community.  Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development, something which we are very proud of.  The Corporate and Professional Services departments are the cornerstone of the University.  They each provide essential and valuable support to both each other and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students’ experience is second to none. Quality Manager We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join a small team of professionals working to enhance and deliver services that facilitate quality assurance procedures. This opportunity will allow you to be proactive and take the initiative, leading the development and maintenance of the university’s academic compliance and quality assurance frameworks. This is an integral role requiring close networking across academic and professional teams, and liaison with external governing bodies as needs arise. In this role you will have the opportunity to shape and develop university policies and associated procedures and build a cooperative culture between professional services and Quality Managers within academic faculties. Quality assurance is an integral and essential area of higher education delivery, enabling the university to not only remain compliant with UK HE standards, but also ensure that our students have an outstanding educational experience.    You will ideally have demonstrable experience of Higher Education Administration and a good understanding of academic regulations. You will be confident in interpreting and analysing data and have good problem-solving skills. We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, but we are invested in our people and their development, so we encourage you to apply if you believe you have the majority of the skills and experience required and are keen to develop further! What can we offer you? We might be small, but we can still offer plenty of perks!  In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer:  Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space Employee Assistance Programme Christmas closure On-site gym and exercise classes On-site catering facilities University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham) Free access to LinkedIn Learning courses Free on-site parking Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments Nursery on-site at our Crewe campus Discount of courses for staff and their families Informal enquiries may be made to Joanna Jackson via Email joanna.jackson@buckingham.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is Friday 2nd February and it is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 12th February. Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications, eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable) For further information and details of how to apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above