Head of Assessment and Quality

This is a great opportunity to lead the highly effective Assessment and Quality cross university team of professional staff in running and developing our quality assurance and academic policy and regulatory frameworks.  

You will work with highly creative staff in our colleges and top management, advising on all aspects of academic and quality frameworks.  As part of the wider Academic Registry you will lead or contribute to projects on improving the student experience and supporting UAL as we prepare for the next TEF.  

About you 

• You will have experience leading a team looking after assurance or assessment
• You will have extensive experience in at least one of the core areas of the team functions: quality assurance, assessment, complaints and appeals including innovating how these areas are run with a focus on customer experience for staff or students
• You will have the ability to use your knowledge and networks across the sector to help benchmark our approach and innovate and adapt to keep our procedures efficient, and help safeguard academic quality and standards at UAL and support enhancement. 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures. 

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future. 

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Closing date: 28 September 2025 23:55. 

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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