Manager of Academic Quality and Assurance

About Raindance Film School

Raindance Film School is an ambitious and growing independent creative education provider, committed to career-focused education in filmmaking through accredited British qualifications and university degree programmers.

We work in partnership with De Montfort University, the University of Wolverhampton and Pearson to deliver high-quality, industry-relevant education that helps our students achieve their creative and professional aspirations.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced and self-motivated Manager of Academic Quality and Assurance to join our Senior Management Team and lead our academic quality, standards, governance and regulatory compliance agenda.

The Role

This is a pivotal appointment in a evolving institution. The postholder will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of quality assurance, academic standards, governance and regulatory compliance, and will be the institution's principal source of expertise on the regulatory and quality landscape.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, programme teams, students and external partners, you will ensure that our policies, programmes, governance arrangements and assessment processes meet regulatory expectations and uphold the highest standards of academic integrity. You will advise senior leaders on OfS requirements, quality enhancement and institutional risk, and you will help shape the way the quality function develops as Raindance grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve Raindance's academic quality and standards framework, aligned with the OfS conditions of registration and UK Quality Code, including programme approval, validation, review and revalidation with our university partners.
• Oversee assessment boards, ensuring the fair, consistent and transparent application of academic regulations, and promote a culture of academic integrity and continuous improvement.
• Manage the quality aspects of academic appeals, complaints and misconduct processes, identifying themes and driving lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with the OfS conditions of registration, consumer protection law and UK GDPR, monitoring regulatory developments (OfS, QAA, DfE, OIA) and leading the resulting policy and procedural changes.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on regulatory compliance, quality assurance, governance and institutional risk.
• Ensure robust academic governance for quality-related committees, with clear terms of reference and effective implementation of agreed actions.
• Oversee institutional audits, external reviews, monitoring visits and compliance reporting, and maintain the institution's risk and compliance registers.
• Use data and evidence to evaluate academic quality, student outcomes and institutional performance, monitoring continuation, completion, progression and satisfaction through quality dashboards.
• Coordinate regulatory and partner returns, including submissions to the OfS and HESA, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and clear accountability.
• Build constructive relationships with validating partners, awarding bodies and regulators, and represent Raindance externally on academic quality, standards and compliance.

Person Specifications:

• Postgraduate qualification, or equivalent senior-level experience, in higher education quality and standards.
• Thorough knowledge of the UK higher education regulatory environment, including OfS conditions of registration, QAA requirements and the UK Quality Code, HESA data requirements, and the roles of other key sector bodies.
• Significant experience in a senior quality assurance, academic standards, or compliance role.
• Experience developing quality frameworks, policies and governance processes, and leading programme approval, validation, and review.
• Proven ability to prepare high-quality submissions and evidence for regulators, awarding bodies and senior committees.
• Experience analysing student outcomes and performance data to drive improvement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience of leading change and managing or developing others.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary, dependent on experience and qualifications.
• 28 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• A senior role with real influence at an exciting stage in the institution's development, including the opportunity to shape its regulatory and quality arrangements.
• Other benefits: pension and professional development

Raindance Film School is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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