Teaching Quality Assurance and Enhancement/Quality and Standards
This full-time post is available on a permanent basis from April 2022. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – working from home and on campus.
Summary of the role
The number and complexity of academic partnerships is expanding rapidly at the University of Exeter in line with its strategic ambitions. This post provides support for the University of Exeter’s academic partnerships with other institutions or organisations for the purposes of providing teaching, learning, supervision, support and/or facilities for students as a formal element of a degree or programme. Academic partnership activity includes (but is not limited to): Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs); progression agreements; articulation agreements; split-site programmes; validation arrangements; double or dual degrees; and joint degrees.
You will be responsible for providing expertise and guidance to individuals and teams at the University looking to develop an academic partnership. You will help to guide the partnership through all phases, from development through to approval, implementation/operation and review. In addition to this, you will assist with the development and management of more complex partnerships, normally through the establishment of Partnership Boards.
This role is responsible for maintaining the policy and procedures that assure the University of Exeter of the quality and standard of academic partnerships, including their appraisal, governance arrangements and risk management. You will have responsibility for working with internal stakeholders, including academic and professional services staff, and external stakeholders at partner institutions or organisations. You will work closely with colleagues in Quality and Standards, Legal Services, Programme Development, Global Partnerships and the Doctoral College.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
- 41 days leave per year
- options for flexible working
- numerous discounts at leading retailers
- onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
- sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
- stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Further information
For further information, please contact Hannah Sanderson at h.sanderson@exeter.ac.uk.