Overview
Francis James is a new independent higher education provider, offering degree programmes in construction. We are looking for an academic quality manager to develop and implement procedures that ensure the quality of our online delivery model.
Our academic quality manager will:
* Monitor teaching and assessment including observations and sampling of assessment, and provide feedback to colleagues
* Lead standardisation and moderation activities with assessors/markers
* Engage with external examiners
* Maintain records of quality assurance activities and outcomes
* Develop reports on quality for institution committees, and support the running of academic committees
The successful candidate will have experience of delivering quality assurance activities in education, preferably higher education. Ideally they will have experience in construction.
We are happy to receive applications for part time (3 or 4 days/week) or full time employment in this role; salary guide provided is for a full time role. The successful candidate will be able to mostly work from home, with occasional attendance at our office in Bedford for meetings.
Person Specification
Essential knowledge/experience
* Experience of delivering academic quality assurance processes (eg lead IQA)
* Experience in construction
* Excellent organisational, IT and communication skills
* Ability to solve problems, working autonomously with initiative when needed
* Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with staff at all levels
Desirable knowledge/experience
* Knowledge of higher education quality assurance practices and frameworks
* Experience of representing institutions during external scrutiny, including preparing for and facilitating reviews and monitoring
* Experience of managing quality assurance processes end-to-end (teaching reviews through to engagement with external examiners for awarding)
If you are passionate about maintaining high educational standards and want to be part of a dynamic team that is challenging traditional HE norms, we invite you to apply for this position at Francis James Ltd
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bedford MK44 3RZ