Senior Education Quality & Policy Leader

University of Essex; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Essex seeks a Senior Education Quality and Policy Manager to lead the Education Quality and Governance directorate. You will guide academic standards, quality assurance, and enhancement across the university, coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders and ensuring compliance with external reviews such as the Teaching Excellence Framework.

The role requires excellent communication, policy expertise in UK higher education, and the ability to influence and inspire colleagues in a

Qualifications

• Good honours degree or substantial equivalent experience.
• Excellent understanding of UK Higher Education frameworks and policy, including QA/quality enhancement.
• Excellent written and oral communication; ability to negotiate, influence and inspire others.
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex issues to academic and professional colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management for the team responsible for academic standards and quality assurance across the University.
• Lead activity related to quality enhancement and policy implementation.
• Support departments in course development and respond to external quality reviews, including the Teaching Excellence Framework.

Skills

Quality assurance

Higher Education policy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Honours degree

Job description

University of Essex seeks a Senior Education Quality and Policy Manager to lead the Education Quality and Governance directorate. You will guide academic standards, quality assurance, and enhancement across the university, coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders and ensuring compliance with external reviews such as the Teaching Excellence Framework.

The role requires excellent communication, policy expertise in UK higher education, and the ability to influence and inspire colleagues in a