Officer - Academic Quality and Enhancement

University Academy 92; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UA92 seeks an Academic Quality and Enhancement Officer to join our team. You will help deliver quality assurance, enhancement, curriculum management and governance across UA92, ensuring compliance and a strong student experience.

You’ll coordinate programme approvals and reviews, maintain curriculum information, support committees and generate management information to track performance and drive ongoing improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education or comparable professional environment.
• Experience administering complex processes, policies, regulations or procedures.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and data, producing reports and management information.
• Support committees, governance activity or formal meetings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day academic quality assurance, enhancement, curriculum management and governance.
• Coordinate programme approvals, modifications and reviews; maintain curriculum information and documentation.
• Support governance committees and produce data for management information and improvement.

Job description

Officer – Academic Quality and Enhancement

Co-founded by the Class of 92 and Lancaster University, we started with a clear belief: higher education should be accessible to all. That means challenging the inequalities, widening participation and creating opportunities for people who may not always have seen Higher Education as a path for them.

That purpose shapes the education we provide, but it also shapes how we work. We're prepared to question established ways of doing things, try something different and keep improving when we know there is a better way. Our ambition is simple but significant: to change lives by making higher education accessible to all, while meeting the skills and talent needs of industry.

We're now looking for an Academic Quality and Enhancement Officer to join us. This is a role at the heart of making sure our academic provision is strong, our standards are protected and, ultimately, our students get the quality of education and experience they came to UA92 for.

The role

Working with the Head of Academic Quality, you'll play an important part in the day-to-day delivery of academic quality assurance, enhancement, curriculum management and academic governance across UA92.

You'll take ownership of defined quality and Registry processes, helping to make sure they work well, remain compliant and support rather than complicate the student and academic experience. You'll coordinate programme approvals, modifications and reviews; maintain accurate curriculum information and documentation; support academic governance and committees; and produce the data and management information that helps us understand performance and keep improving.

What you'll bring

You'll understand the importance of academic quality and governance and be comfortable working with processes where accuracy, judgement and attention to detail really matter.

We're looking for someone with experience gained within higher education, further education or a comparable professional environment, alongside experience of administering complex processes, policies, regulations or procedures. You'll be confident maintaining accurate records and data, producing reports and management information, and supporting committees, governance activity or formal meetings.

You’ll also bring

• Knowledge of higher education regulations, quality assurance frameworks and academic governance processes.

• An understanding of how Registry and Academic Quality functions contribute to the student experience.

• Strong organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

• The confidence to work independently, use your judgement and spot where a process could work better.

The particulars

Role: Officer
Salary: £28,500 - £30,000
Contract: Permanent
FTE: 1 (37.5 hours per week)
Reports to: Head of Quality / Registrar
Location: UA92, Campuses

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

UA92 is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds and those with non-traditional career paths. Additionally, we welcome candidates who have an understanding of inclusion.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. UA92 cannot sponsor visas for this role.