Background

We are exited to be recruiting two new Heads of Quality to join our recently established Quality Enhancement team. This team consolidates academic quality assurance functions from across the University, playing a central role in ensuring effective academic governance and a rigorous, responsive quality assurance infrastructure. The team is pivotal in ensuring the University meets its obligations to external bodies, such as the Office for Students and Professional Regulatory and Statutory Bodies, and stays current with sector best practices in quality assurance.


Role

The Heads of Quality will be integral members of the management team for Quality Assurance Enhancement, reporting to the Director of Quality and Standards. As one of three Heads of Quality, you will be responsible for a key area of academic quality assurance: Collaborative Partnerships, Curriculum & Standards, or Governance, Regulation & Compliance. Each Head will lead a team and work collaboratively across the unit to deliver excellence. Applicants are encouraged to indicate their particular interests and expertise related to these areas.

The University is committed to delivering academic courses and outstanding student experiences that transform individuals, create knowledge, enrich communities, and build a sustainable future. You will help us achieve this by providing expert advice and leadership in quality assurance, working collaboratively with colleagues across the University to implement effective quality assurance procedures and data-informed decision-making.

We are at an exciting point in the development of our quality assurance and enhancement work, with the growth of collaborative provision, the recent implementation of a new academic framework and curriculum management system, the development of electronic workflows for key systems and enhanced reporting, and the strengthening and streamlining of policy. This role offers the opportunity to deliver services and contribute to project work that will shape quality and standards at Canterbury Christ Church University.


Person

You will be committed to ensuring an enhanced student experience through your work. You will possess strong leadership skills and support your team in establishing a new service, ensuring delivery against objectives and identified key performance indicators. You will have an excellent command of detail and strong written and verbal communication skills, with an open and concise style, able to adapt your communication to the intended audience. You will have a project management approach with effective and efficient use of technology. You will demonstrate collaborative working within a complex organization and possess extensive knowledge of quality assurance within the higher education sector.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible. While this is a full-time role, the University has a flexible working policy, so all hours (including a fractional appointment) and working patterns can be explored. We work in a hybrid way that ensures we are flexible to both business and individual needs and remain connected to each other and our campus. In practice, this means a mix of days working in Canterbury alongside the flexible choice of working from home if that suits you. Occasionally, you may attend one of our other campuses or collaborative partners.


How to apply

Start date for applications:                           2nd of July 2025
Closing date for applications:      16th of July 2025
Interviews are to be held:                             23rd of July 2025

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Cathi Fredricks via email: cathi.fredricks@centerbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05525.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserves the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received. 


Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work