Quality Administrator

University of Buckingham; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent university in Buckingham is seeking a motivated Quality Administrator. This role involves maintaining quality processes, ensuring data accuracy, and supporting course validations. With full training provided, it offers an excellent entry point into quality assurance and higher education administration. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail, IT skills, and be effective communicators. The position promises a supportive work environment in a unique educational institution.

Benefits

Aviva Pension scheme

Beautiful working environments

Employee Assistance Programme

Christmas closure

On-site gym and exercise classes

On-site catering facilities

University bookshop discount

Free access to LinkedIn Learning

Free on-site parking

Discount on courses for staff and families

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Confident using IT systems and learning new software.
• Able to follow procedures and organize workload effectively.
• Clear communicator who works well with colleagues.
• Administrative or data-handling experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain robust quality processes across the University.
• Ensure programme data and documentation are managed accurately.
• Support updates from course validations.
• Contribute to key sector timelines including LLE implementation.
• Manage documentation and carry out routine checks.

Skills

Attention to detail

IT systems usage

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Administrative experience

Job description

Overview

The Academic Services department is the cornerstone of the University. It provides essential and valuable support to both academic and student services and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students' experience is second to none. We are seeking a motivated Quality Administrator to help maintain robust quality processes across the University, ensuring programme data, documentation, and regulatory requirements are managed accurately and consistently. Reporting to the Deputy Head of Academic Services - Quality, you will help support updates arising from course validations and contribute to key sector timelines including LLE implementation. In this role, you'll ensure data is correct, consistent, and audit-ready, working closely with colleagues across the institution. You'll help manage documentation, carry out routine checks, and keep our quality processes running smoothly. This is an excellent entry point into quality assurance and higher education administration, with full training provided on all systems and procedures.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Confident using IT systems and learning new software.
• Able to follow procedures, organise your workload, and solve straightforward issues.
• Clear communicator who works well with a range of colleagues.
• Administrative or data-handling experience is beneficial.

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being the UK's smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 25 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment. Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community. Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development, something which we are very proud of.

Benefits

• Aviva Pension scheme
• Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Christmas closure
• On-site gym and exercise classes
• On-site catering facilities
• University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
• Free on-site parking
• Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments
• Discount of courses for staff and their families