Deputy Head of Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement

Contractual hours: 18.5

About us:

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled higher education professional with leadership capability to join UWE Bristol’s Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement (AQPE) team. The Deputy Head (Standards and Accreditation) is one of three deputy head roles, working in collaboration together under the direction of the Head of Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement – the other roles being the Deputy Head (Collaborative Provision) and the Deputy Head (Curriculum). Working closely with a jobshare partner, the successful candidate will lead AQPE’s delivery of services supporting Standards and Accreditation, as well as acting as business partner for one of our three academic colleges.

The Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team provides university-wide support for the ongoing development and review of UWE Bristol’s educational portfolio across three interconnected areas of activity:

• Standards and Accreditation: supporting oversight of regulatory compliance in relation to quality and standards and engagement with professional, statutory and regulatory bodies
• Curriculum: supporting the design, development, approval and continuous improvement of the University’s academic programmes, including coordinating support for cross-university curriculum enhancement projects and initiatives and related evaluation activities
• Collaborative Provision: supporting the development, oversight and enhancement of the University’s UK and international academic partnerships and associated collaborative provision, including apprenticeships.

About you: 

You are an experienced higher education professional with a track record of shaping and delivering agile, customer-focused services. You combine advanced knowledge and understanding of good practice and the latest thinking in academic quality matters, with a commitment to promoting innovation and continuous improvement in programme and partnership development and delivery. Resilient, you enjoy working at pace and are comfortable with complexity and ambiguity. With excellent communication and influencing skills, you are confident to challenge received wisdom and open to change. You are passionate about higher education and have the capability to inspire teams to deliver high quality services. 

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates. 

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates and as a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact:

Harriet Castor on 0117 3282421 or email: harriet.castor@uwe.ac.uk.

This is a part-time, permanent post, working 18.5 hours per week as part of a jobshare.

Interviews will take place on Frenchay campus – date to be confirmed.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, this role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for home working.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs. 

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