Head of Assessment and Quality

The opportunity

This is a great opportunity to lead the highly effective Assessment and Quality cross university team of professional staff in running and developing our quality assurance and academic policy and regulatory frameworks.  You will work with highly creative staff in our colleges and top management, advising on all aspects of academic and quality frameworks.  As part of the wider Academic Registry you will lead or contribute to projects on improving the student experience and supporting UAL as we prepare for the next TEF.  

Your profile

Experience

• You will have experience leading a team looking after assurance or assessment
• You will have extensive experience in at least one of the core areas of the team functions: quality assurance, assessment, complaints and appeals including innovating how these areas are run with a focus on customer experience for staff or students
• You will have the ability to use your knowledge and networks across the sector to help benchmark our approach and innovate and adapt to keep our procedures efficient, and help safeguard academic quality and standards at UAL and support enhancement.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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