Your new role
*Quality Officer
*Sector: Higher Education
*Contract: Interim, full-time
*Start: ASAP
*Duration: 5 months
*Rate: £27.98-£32.34 per hour (premium PAYE, inside IR35)
*Working environment: Hybrid - 3 days / 60% on site
*Hours: 35 per week; core hours 10:00-16:00
*Location: London
*Closing date: 24th February
The opportunity
*Provide practical support to the university’s programme approval, amendment and review processes.
*Ensure curriculum information is accurate, compliant and recorded correctly across systems.
*Advise colleagues on programme structures, credit frameworks and regulations, maintaining curriculum information, and supporting committees with papers, minutes and follow-up actions.
Duties & responsibilities
*Delivery of programme approval, amendment and review processes, ensuring alignment with university regulations and sector quality expectations.
*Accurate setup, validation and maintenance of curriculum information - including modules, assessments and programme structures - within SITS and curriculum management platforms.
*Strengthening of curriculum information quality and workflows, supporting HESA/Student and Course returns and wider statutory reporting.
*High-quality committee servicing: preparing papers, drafting minutes, tracking actions/conditions, and coordinating with internal and external panel members.
*Advising Schools and academic leads on regulatory requirements, credit frameworks, policy interpretation and process timelines.
*Contributing to data improvement, system implementation or migration activities as the university enhances its curriculum management environment.
Skills & experience
Reporting & Analysis Skills
*Strong understanding of HE curriculum information requirements and and programme structures.
*Hands-on experience with SITS programme/module setup, including assessment structures (desirable).
*Understanding of HESA reporting, particularly how curriculum information feeds Student and Course returns.
*Experience working with Curriculum Management Systems.
Programme Governance & Quality Assurance
*Experience supporting programme approval, modification or review processes within Higher Education.
*Awareness of UK quality assurance frameworks and academic regulations.
*Ability to advise on credit frameworks, programme architecture and related policies.
Committee & Stakeholder Engagement
*Experience preparing committee papers, minute-taking and drafting clear, defensible reports.
*Confident engaging with senior academics, PS colleagues and external panel members.
*Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Organisation & Work Management
*Ability to manage competing priorities during busy annual cycles.
*Exceptional attention to detail and the confidence to identify and resolve inconsistencies.
*Ability to exercise sound judgement within defined frameworks and work independently.
Why this role matters
Your work will ensure curriculum information is accurate, compliant and trusted across the institution. By strengthening governance, data quality and regulatory assurance, you’ll directly contribute to high-quality student experience, effective academic decision-making and successful external reporting.
What to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ’apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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