Senior Quality Officer

Full time – 37 hours per week

Closing date 26/10/2025 at 23:30

We are inviting applications through an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to progress their career in the Academic Quality and Standards (AQS) team. The Senior Quality Officer, as a senior member of the AQS team, will be responsible for managing and leading on a range of administrative quality assurance processes in a fast-paced environment.

You will work collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders both externally and internally from across Professional Services and academic Colleges. In this role, the successful candidate will apply specialist knowledge in delivering and developing a high-quality service across a range of cross-institutional processes. Engagement and effective communication are also key to the role.

The AQS team is a small and welcoming central team which sits within the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Directorate. Working within a range of national Higher Education regulation and frameworks, the AQS team is responsible for supporting the University in all aspects of quality assurance activity.

We are looking for candidates with experience of working in a dynamic environment, with the ability to manage their workload, meet tight deadlines and lead on complex procedures.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

Find out more about the LGPS.

If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

We are open to having discussions around job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.

To find out more, take a look at our guide to applying.

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