Job Description

About the role

The University of Derby is an ambitious, innovative and modern university offering a real-world learning experience. Located in the heart of England, we build on our region\'s heritage of innovation to provide industry-relevant, expert teaching, from foundation and undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate study and research.

The Centre for Quality Assurance (CQA) is seeking to appoint an individual to the role of Quality Officer to join an established professional service team whose remit is to support the effective implementation of quality assurance systems and processes across the University.

CQA sits within the Provost, Learning & Teaching portfolio, working alongside teams responsible for learning and teaching enhancement, student engagement and online learning. The team is responsible for ensuring that quality assurance and enhancement processes are effectively implemented, maintained and evaluated, in areas such as new programme development and approval, continual monitoring and cyclical review of programmes. The team also leads on and services the University\'s academic governance (committee) structure.

As Quality Officer you will liaise with academic and professional services college staff and key stakeholders. Work will include supporting programme approval and review activities and events, continual monitoring processes, committee servicing within the academic governance structure, and other internal evaluation processes. The successful candidate, in addition to relevant knowledge and experience, will need excellent communication skills, work well independently as well as part of a team, be skilled in the use of IT packages and be able to work well under pressure, often managing competing deadlines.

Informal enquiries about this opportunity are very welcome. Please contact Phyllis Geaney (Quality Approval, Review and Committees Manager), at

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Sunday 1st October 2023

Interview date Tuesday 17th October 2023 (interviews will be held in-person at the University)

In this role you will receive:

• Generous annual leave entitlement of 26 + bank holidays + 4 days concessional leave
• Hybrid-working
• Competitive salary + Local Government Pension Scheme
• Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, ill-health compensation, and robust Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
• Discounted onsite gym

For more information and to apply on-line, please click the \xe2\x80\x9cApply\xe2\x80\x9d button above.

\xc2\xa326,363 to \xc2\xa328,827 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to \xc2\xa332,838 per annum)

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