Academic Standards & Compliance Manager

London South East Colleges; Bromley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

London South East Colleges is seeking an experienced and driven Academic Standards and Compliance Manager to lead on quality assurance, academic standards, and regulatory compliance across further education, higher education, and apprenticeships.

You will work with senior leaders to ensure robust quality systems and act as the operational lead for academic compliance, overseeing awarding body requirements, OfS regulations, and governance, while ensuring all provision meets regulatory

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of FE/HE regulations and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience in quality assurance, quality monitoring and improvement initiatives.
• Experience coordinating with awarding bodies, university partners and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead on quality assurance, academic standards and regulatory compliance across FE/HE and apprenticeships.
• Oversee awarding body requirements, OfS regulations and academic governance to ensure high standards.
• Manage audits, quality monitoring and reporting; provide guidance on compliance and risk; support continuous improvement across the student lifecycle.

Job description

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

London South East Colleges is seeking an experienced and driven Academic Standards and Compliance Manager to lead on quality assurance, academic standards, and regulatory compliance across further education, higher education, and apprenticeships.

In this key role, you will work closely with senior leaders to ensure robust quality systems are in place and consistently applied. You will act as the operational lead for academic compliance, overseeing awarding body requirements, OfS regulations, and academic governance, while ensuring all provision meets regulatory expectations and maintains high standards.

You will manage audits, quality monitoring, and reporting, provide expert guidance on compliance and risk, and support continuous improvement across the student lifecycle. The role also involves working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including awarding bodies, university partners, and regulatory agencies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with strong knowledge of FE/HE regulations and a passion for driving excellence and improving student outcomes.

About The Company

About Us

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is one of London’s largest and most successful further education providers, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lambeth and around 1,000 staff. Each year, we support more than 13,000 students through a wide portfolio of vocational courses, apprenticeships and other programmes that are closely aligned to employer and industry need.

What brings people to work here, and keeps them here, is the sense of purpose. We exist to change lives through learning, and that ambition runs through everything we do. Our staff work with learners from all backgrounds, many of whom face significant barriers, and play a direct role in improving social mobility and life chances across south east London and beyond.

We are committed to developing our people. This includes high-quality professional development, leadership and management training, and clear opportunities for progression across the College and the wider Group. We encourage colleagues to develop their skills, share expertise and build long-term careers with us, supported by a culture that values collaboration, professionalism and continuous improvement.

We invest heavily in our learning environments, with modern facilities and strong partnerships with employers, universities and local communities. This enables our staff to focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality education and training that equips learners with the skills, confidence and resilience to succeed in work and in life.

LSEC is part of the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also sponsors London South East Academies Trust. The Trust is a growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey, Sussex and Lambeth. This gives colleagues the opportunity to work within a genuinely joined-up education system, spanning schools, colleges and higher education.

The Group has also recently established the Elevare Education Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and families across the region through targeted programmes and practical support. This reflects our wider civic mission and commitment to making a meaningful difference beyond our campuses.

With a combined turnover of around £130m and clear ambitions for growth and improvement, this is an organisation that is forward-looking, values expertise and encourages people to contribute ideas and shape the future. There has rarely been a more interesting time to join us.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Academic Standards & Compliance Manager

Company: London South East Colleges Salary: £54,651 to £61,784 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Bromley, BR2 8HE Job type: Permanent Posting date: 12 Nov 2026 Closing date: 18 Nov 2026

Summary

About the role:

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

London South East Colleges is seeking an experienced and driven Academic Standards and Compliance Manager to lead on quality assurance, academic standards, and regulatory compliance across further education, higher education, and apprenticeships.

In this key role, you will work closely with senior leaders to ensure robust quality systems are in place and consistently applied. You will act as the operational lead for academic compliance, overseeing awarding body requirements, OfS regulations, and academic governance, while ensuring all provision meets regulatory expectations and maintains high standards.

You will manage audits, quality monitoring, and reporting, provide expert guidance on compliance and risk, and support continuous improvement across the student lifecycle. The role also involves working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including awarding bodies, university partners, and regulatory agencies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with strong knowledge of FE/HE regulations and a passion for driving excellence and improving student outcomes.

About The Company

About Us

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is one of London’s largest and most successful further education providers, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lambeth and around 1,000 staff. Each year, we support more than 13,000 students through a wide portfolio of vocational courses, apprenticeships and other programmes that are closely aligned to employer and industry need.

What brings people to work here, and keeps them here, is the sense of purpose. We exist to change lives through learning, and that ambition runs through everything we do. Our staff work with learners from all backgrounds, many of whom face significant barriers, and play a direct role in improving social mobility and life chances across south east London and beyond.

We are committed to developing our people. This includes high-quality professional development, leadership and management training, and clear opportunities for progression across the College and the wider Group. We encourage colleagues to develop their skills, share expertise and build long-term careers with us, supported by a culture that values collaboration, professionalism and continuous improvement.

We invest heavily in our learning environments, with modern facilities and strong partnerships with employers, universities and local communities. This enables our staff to focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality education and training that equips learners with the skills, confidence and resilience to succeed in work and in life.

LSEC is part of the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also sponsors London South East Academies Trust. The Trust is a growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey, Sussex and Lambeth. This gives colleagues the opportunity to work within a genuinely joined-up education system, spanning schools, colleges and higher education.

The Group has also recently established the Elevare Education Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and families across the region through targeted programmes and practical support. This reflects our wider civic mission and commitment to making a meaningful difference beyond our campuses.

With a combined turnover of around £130m and clear ambitions for growth and improvement, this is an organisation that is forward-looking, values expertise and encourages people to contribute ideas and shape the future. There has rarely been a more interesting time to join us.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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