Quality & Standards Leader — Higher Education

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training & development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London invites applications for a senior leadership role in Academic Services to head the Quality & Standards function. This role focuses on academic quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and enhancing the student experience through robust governance and process improvement.

The successful candidate will lead teams, manage complex projects, and collaborate with senior colleagues to ensure effective governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and academic governance in higher education.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory environment and sector expectations.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for academic quality and standards activity.
• Oversee programme approval and modification, periodic reviews, and external examiner processes.
• Ensure governance arrangements are effective and risks are managed.
• Drive service improvement and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.

Skills

Quality assurance

Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Job description

City St George’s, University of London invites applications for a senior leadership role in Academic Services to head the Quality & Standards function. This role focuses on academic quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and enhancing the student experience through robust governance and process improvement.

The successful candidate will lead teams, manage complex projects, and collaborate with senior colleagues to ensure effective governance, risk management, and continuous improvement across