Academic Programmes and Quality Manager

The University of Sheffield; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Discounts and rewards for shopping

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Sheffield is seeking an Academic Programmes and Quality Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational delivery for the University’s academic quality framework. This role involves leading a dedicated team, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations, and continuously improving quality processes. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and stakeholder management skills, as well as a focus on service excellence. Flexible working opportunities are available, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership and management in an education setting.
• Understanding of regulatory environments in UK higher education.
• Ability to drive process improvements and manage change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Academic Programmes and Quality Team.
• Ensure compliance with the University’s Education strategy.
• Act as product manager for the Curriculum Manager tool.
• Provide expertise on education policies and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Complex problem solving

Data oversight

Adaptability

Job description

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Overview

This post provides an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication, sophisticated stakeholder management, and a commitment to providing high quality services to join our team. As the Academic Programmes and Quality Manager, leading a team, you will be responsible for the strategic leadership and operational delivery of the University’s academic quality framework ensuring compliance with both internal regulations and the external UK higher education landscape.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Team Leadership and Management: Lead, manage, and motivate the Academic Programmes and Quality Team and the Curriculum Data Team.
• Strategic Compliance and Guidance: Lead the service to ensure academic programmes align with the University's Education strategy and are compliant with external requirements.
• Process Improvement and Change Management: Lead, design, and drive process improvements across internal quality management.
• Curriculum Data and Systems Ownership: Act as product manager for Curriculum Manager (SITS module management tool).
• Data‑Informed Quality Assurance: Work across the University to ensure internal and external performance measures and curriculum data are accurately used to inform quality assurance.
• Policy and Communication Expertise: Provide effective communication and expert advice on education policies and regulatory requirements.
• Service Enhancement: Continuously improve the quality and accessibility of services, processes, and systems required to design, develop, deliver, and review academic programmes.
• Education Governance: Provide secretariat support to key university committees responsible for academic standards and quality.
• Ethical Decision Making: Encourage ethical decisions and embed the University sustainability strategy into your work.
• Other duties commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Qualifications

Essential criteria include personal service‑orientated mindset, change leadership, team motivation, complex problem solving, data oversight, professional advice, regulatory environment understanding, network development, adaptability. Desirable criteria include further skill adaptation.

Benefits

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A range of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development.
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes.
• A range of generous family‑friendly policies including paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies, support for those going through the menopause, paid time off and support for fertility treatment.