Deputy Head of Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement

University West of England; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent higher education institution is seeking a skilled professional for the Deputy Head (Standards and Accreditation) role. This part-time position involves leading services for Standards and Accreditation, collaborating with academic colleges, and ensuring high-quality educational provision. Ideal candidates are experienced in higher education with strong leadership and communication skills. The role is based at the campus in Bristol and offers some opportunities for home working.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Employee benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven track record in shaping and delivering customer-focused services.
• Advanced knowledge of academic quality practices.
• Ability to inspire teams and promote high-quality learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead AQPE's delivery of services supporting Standards and Accreditation.
• Act as business partner for an academic college.
• Collaborate with Deputy Heads to support development of educational provision.

Skills

Leadership capability

Excellent communication skills

Ability to promote innovation

Track record in academic quality matters

Education

Experience in higher education

Job description

Overview

About us: We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled higher education professional with leadership capability to join UWE Bristol’s Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement (AQPE) team. The Deputy Head (Standards and Accreditation) is one of three deputy head roles, working in collaboration together under the direction of the Head of Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement – the other roles being the Deputy Head (Collaborative Provision) and the Deputy Head (Curriculum). Working closely with a jobshare partner, the successful candidate will lead AQPE’s delivery of services supporting Standards and Accreditation, as well as acting as business partner for one of our three academic colleges.

The Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team provides university-wide support for the ongoing development and review of UWE Bristol’s educational portfolio across three interconnected areas of activity: Standards and Accreditation; Curriculum; Collaborative Provision.

Responsibilities

• Lead AQPE’s delivery of services supporting Standards and Accreditation.
• Act as business partner for one of the three academic colleges.
• Work in collaboration with the Deputy Heads to support university-wide development and review of educational provision across Standards and Accreditation, Curriculum and Collaborative Provision.

About you

You are an experienced higher education professional with a track record of shaping and delivering agile, customer-focused services. You combine advanced knowledge and understanding of good practice and the latest thinking in academic quality matters, with a commitment to promoting innovation and continuous improvement in programme and partnership development and delivery. Energetic and resilient, you enjoy working at pace and are comfortable with complexity and ambiguity. With excellent communication and influencing skills, you are confident to challenge received wisdom and open to change. You are passionate about higher education and have the capability to inspire teams to deliver high quality services that support excellence in learning, teaching and the student experience.

Location and Terms

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

This is a part-time, permanent post, working 18.5 hours per week as part of a jobshare. Interviews will take place on Frenchay campus – date to be confirmed. The role is campus-based with some opportunity for home working. The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in vibrant Bristol, our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.

Benefits and Diversity

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.

UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognized for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes, our strong industry networks, and our inclusive global outlook.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Harriet Castor on 0117 3282421 or email: [e-mail].

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is important for our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for home working.

The University’s legal responsibility is to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.