Quality Advisor - #1671236

About The Vacancy

This fixed term maternity cover post offers an exciting opportunity to join our Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team to facilitate and support a major curriculum project UWE is undertaking as part of an ambitious programme of transformational activities to enhance the student experience.

Education

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

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

We are a very friendly, lively, informed and dedicated team. New members are welcomed and made to feel at home from the outset.

About You

You have broad-based experience in a professional or specialist service in a large complex organisation, e.g. a Higher Education Institution. Qualified to graduate level or with equivalent experience, you have excellent organisational, interpersonal, written and spoken communication and IT skills. You can work independently to manage and prioritise a flexible portfolio and collaborate successfully with a wide range of stakeholders. You have experience in extracting, analysing and interpreting data, and are confident in presenting it meaningfully to a range of audiences. You demonstrate a commitment to your own continuing professional development and will thrive in a demanding yet rewarding environment, making an enthusiastic contribution to the Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team and to Student and Academic Services more widely.

Where is this role based?

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. Based in Bristol, one of the UKs most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

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

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, were always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where youll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol; however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Interviews will take place at our Frenchay campus dates to be confirmed.

This is a fixed term maternity cover post, working 37 hours per week.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus-based with some opportunity for home working.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for these roles under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for these roles candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

Wed love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of these roles by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.