Education Partnerships Officer

Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in Cardiff is seeking an Education Partnerships Officer to manage and enhance relationships with educational partners. The role involves providing expert guidance in quality assurance, developing policies, and ensuring compliance with academic regulations. The position offers robust benefits, including generous annual leave and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

37 days annual leave

Local pension scheme

Blended working

Cycle to work scheme

Annual increments up the pay scale

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of education partnerships management.
• Ability to develop institutional policy in quality assurance.
• Extensive understanding of current HE policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Manage academic regulations within partner organizations.
• Communicate effectively with partner institutions and universities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

Planning

Education

Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent

Job description

Advert

Education Partnerships Officer

The Quality and Standards team are seeking to recruit an Education Partnerships Officer who will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with partner institution staff, as well as academic and professional services staff at the University, developing effective networks.

They will provide high quality professional guidance and leadership in quality-related matters, as well as providing expertise on all aspects of partner contracts to ensure that each partnership is managed in accordance with contractual obligations. This will include ensuring that there are effective policies and processes for the oversight and management of collaborative programmes for all aspects of the student life cycle.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro-rata for part-time hours, local pension scheme, blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

The post is full-time (35 hours per week) and open-ended.

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6).

For more information on work-life balance, financial benefits, development, and wellbeing, and some of the facilities and service on offer to staff at Cardiff University please visit https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/what-we-can-offer

Important Note:

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined above. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 20036BR

Date advert posted: Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Closing Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Job Description

Key Duties

• To provide high-level advice, guidance and direction on quality assurance and enhancement regulations, policies, and procedures including updates on changes to process in designated areas of responsibility.
• To manage and implement academic regulations, policies and procedures, and systems for assuring the quality and supporting the enhancement of the University’s awards within partner organisations and Schools. In particular to work in partnership with designated partners and relevant Cardiff University Schools to support the conduct of annual monitoring, programme development and approval, institutional recognition, and Progression and Award Boards.
• To act as an effective communications conduit between Partner Institutions, Schools, Colleges and other Professional Services in matters relating to the quality assurance and enhancement of teaching and learning and the implementation of an effective, supportive, administrative infrastructure to ensure that the partnership is managed in line with contractual obligations.
• To work with the Head of Academic Quality and Standards to evaluate and further develop arrangements for the quality assurance and enhancement of academic provision delivered in partnership, (UK based and TNE), including the quality assurance arrangements for study abroad and industrial/professional placements.
• To act as Secretary to committees, Task and Finish Groups and/or subcommittees in competent areas, advising members on strategy, policy and procedure, undertaking research, and writing reports as required.
• To attend Progression and Award Boards for designate partner institutions and to provide expert advice and guidance on the application of appropriate academic regulations.
• To undertake the role of investigating officer in matters of student and staff conduct and/or complaints.
  
  

General Duties

• To be engaged with ongoing personal and professional development including active engagement with appropriate sector groups to ensure that the University adopts best practice and is well informed of relevant sector-wide practice and developments.
• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
  
  

Person Specification

Important Note:

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined above. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 20036BR

Essential Criteria

Qualifications And Education

• Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Specialist knowledge of the management, quality assurance and enhancement of education partnerships.
• Ability to innovate and/or develop institutional policy in quality assurance and enhancement of learning, teaching, assessment, and curriculum delivery.
• The ability to prioritise and make decisions while working across organisational boundaries in a complex organisation.
• Ability to confidently explain a point when questioned by peers or colleagues in other areas of the University.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of current policy and the climate in HE both nationally and internationally; along with an understanding of the regulatory issues and current challenges relevant to HE.
  
  

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

• Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
• Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments.
  
  

Planning, Analysis and Problem solving

• Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Management and enhancement of education partnerships in a Higher Education context.
• Postgraduate/Professional qualification.
• Successful experience of managing contracts with key partners/clients.
• Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.
  
  

Additional Information

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THIS ROLE (PERSON SPECIFICATION)

There are usually certain skills, qualifications, or experiences that any employee should have before they can be considered for a role. Some of these will be essential and you would not be able to perform the role without them, but some are desirable.

It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. You should do your best to show clearly how you meet all the essential criteria by giving examples of how, when and where you have performed the required actions before. You can draw on elements from any aspect of your life, such as education, work, home, or community life, as long as you focus on its relevance in comparison to the needs of this job. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

To start your Supporting Statement, simply copy and paste the next section into a separate document, writing you answers and examples at each point. Save the document with the title YOUR NAME – BR NUMBER – JOB TITLE and attach it to your application on the recruitment system.

Salary Range Min.

40,497

Salary Range Max.

45,413

Job Category

Business / Strategic Management, Education, Management & Executive

Grade

Grade 6