Job Introduction
Head of Academic Quality
An opportunity has arisen for a passionate and motivated individual to join the team as a Head of Academic Quality You will be responsible for two strands of work within the University’s Academic Quality Office. The first will be developing and driving the University’s Academic Quality function by providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting to proactively inform academic planning and foresight, support evidence-based academic decision-making, and monitor academic performance across the University. The second will be, under the direction of the Dean and deputy Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the University Academic Quality Office and the efficient function of business as usual.
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Why work for BPP Education Group?
It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:
- Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
- We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family
What you’ll be doing
A key aspect of the role both in terms of managing the Academic Planning function and the work of the University Academic Quality Office will be to provide insight, assurance, and oversight of the University’s continued observance of the OfS’ ongoing conditions of registration.
As such, you will be responsible for:
- Lead risk-based monitoring and reporting of academic quality and standards in the University working closely with stakeholders to collate intelligence and performance metrics.
- Develop insightful and data-driven reports to inform the University’s academic planning and foresight, supporting evidence-based academic decision-making, and supporting the monitoring of academic quality and student outcomes matters in line with the OfS on-going conditions of registration.
- Utilising existing data insights developed to provide the University with an efficient and effective academic quality, audit and planning function along with a sound understanding of data governance principles.
- Horizon scanning to aid the identification of key academic quality, standards and planning issues to ensure senior leadership is well-informed of important developments, with a particular focus on providing foresight and solutions.
What we’re looking for
To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:
- Significant understanding of the UK Higher Education sector, ideally gained from direct experience.
- Strong numerical skills with the ability to analyse complex and inter-dependent numerical data.
- Experience of developing data management information, models and dashboards (especially using PowerBI) with technical competence sufficient to develop data visualisations, management reports, and models.
- A good honours degree, or equivalent.
- Ability to successfully plan, lead, and complete projects that involve managing multiple stakeholders across different areas of an organisation.
How will this process work?
The interview process for this position will consist of the following stages:
- Competency style interview with two team members – 60 minutes
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo Basic DBS check.
BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!
BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices
BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.