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This is an exciting time to join an organisation with an essential role in the UK's tertiary education sector.
QAA is the UK's independent quality body for tertiary education, and our purpose is to ensure that students and learners experience the highest possible quality of education. We have changed to meet the evolving needs of a sector that has undergone reform across all nations of the UK.
We are the UK's authority on quality and standards, acting as custodian on behalf of the sector of reference points including the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Subject Benchmark Statements, and the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications.
Throughout the UK we are the trusted partner of governments and funding bodies. In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, we work in collaboration with the sector to meet the needs of each nation. In England, our highly successful membership programme provides a rich source of resources to strategic leads, quality specialists and students and learners alike. Globally we are recognised as one of the world's leading quality bodies and support the UK sector as it welcomes international students and extends its reach through transnational education.
We are a world-leading quality agency with unmatched experience of providing impartial regulatory and collaborative quality assurance and enhancement. We support universities and colleges in working with students and learners, governments, funders and regulatory bodies to evidence and enhance the excellent quality and high standards of the education they provide.
We are a remote first organisation and encourage day-to-day flexibility. It's important to us that our working environment enables us to deliver our services in a way and location that provides the best outcomes for our stakeholders and customers and meets their expectations. Alongside this we want individuals and teams to feel empowered to work where, when, and how they want, providing that business needs are met.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced professional to support the Head of International Quality Assurance and Enhancement in delivering QAA's non-regulatory services for higher education providers internationally. This fixed-term role (12 months, 0.4 FTE - although with the possibility of 0.6) will principally involve coordinating the delivery of voluntary reviews undertaken by international higher education institutions (for example, International Quality Review) and may also involve managing other paid for services to providers, ensuring outputs meet QAA's high standards and client expectations. You will help manage operational aspects of assessments, reports, and resources, produce specialist content for digital platforms, and liaise with senior stakeholders internationally. You will also contribute to service development, organisational efficiency, and may represent QAA at selected international events.
This is a collaborative role, requiring close work with teams across QAA and external partners to ensure services remain engaging, fit-for-purpose, and delivered efficiently.
About you
You are an organised and proactive professional with experience in delivering complex operational services, ideally in internationally focussed higher education settings. You have a strong understanding of quality and standards in higher education, including transnational education, and can manage projects, resources, and timelines effectively. You are confident in working with senior stakeholders, providing guidance and support, and contributing to service development and innovation.
More information about this role can be found in the job description. If you would like more information in advance of applying, please contact careers@qaa.ac.uk .
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 6 January 2026 so please do not hesitate to apply.
To apply, please create a profile on our recruitment portal and submit your CV with a covering letter outlining your experience. Only applications which include a CV, and a cover letter will be considered for the role.
QAA recognises the positive benefits of equity, diversity and inclusion. Our aim is to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for all to feel respected, free to be themselves no matter what their identity or background, and able to give their best. We value the differences that a variety of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and skills brings and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants to apply and join us.
We are committed to ensuring accessibility for all applicants. If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please careers@qaa.ac.uk. We are committed to working with all to understand what accommodations are necessary to ensure a fair and accessible process.
If you have not heard from QAA within three weeks of the closing date for this vacancy, then your application has not been successful. Please be aware that we are unable to provide feedback on individual job applications.