Deputy Head of Unit: Quality Assessment (Maternity Cover) 37,394-42,067/ 43,325-50,200 per annum pro rata

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1 JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Post Number: Department: Location: Grade: Salary: Hours: Tenure: Accountable to: Deputy Head of Unit: Quality Assessment (Maternity Cover) TT010XM Academic Standards and Quality Unit Llandaff Campus Grade 7AB/8AB 37,394-42,067/ 43,325-50,200 per annum pro rata 37 hours per week Fied term maternity cover for up to 12 months or until the post holder returns whichever date is sooner Head of Unit Academic Standards and Quality Unit Role Summary: The Deputy Head of Unit: Quality Assessment will take overall responsibility for managing two, comple work-streams across home programmes and collaborative provision: (i) Approval, Periodic Review and Curriculum Change and (ii) Annual Monitoring and Review. The post-holder will be responsible for managing and overseeing the application of the University s quality assessment systems across all credit-bearing provision including: undergraduate/postgraduate taught programmes, postgraduate research programmes and short course provision. This will also encompass all modes of study (e.g. full-time, part-time, blended learning, distance learning, flying faculty model). The Deputy Head of Unit will apply specialist knowledge and eperience in managing the further development and application of quality assessment processes for collaborative provision (including Wales-based Further Education partners) ensuring that such processes are both rigorous and responsive to business needs.

2 Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Work closely with Senior Standards and Quality Officers to oversee the appropriate delegation of caseloads across the two work-streams including the activity listed below. (i) (ii) Approval, Periodic Review and Curriculum Change including: Partner approval Campus approval Validation Franchise approval PSRB approval/accreditation Articulation approval Periodic Review Elective Review Cyclical evaluation of research degrees Partner Review Modification processes Annual Monitoring and Review including: Annual Programme Reports Eternal Eaminers (e.g. appointment, payment, induction, reports, responses) Link tutors and Moderators (e.g. induction, training, reports, responses) Annual Articulation Reports and maintenance of an Articulation Register Pearson s Licence Annual Report Action plan follow-ups Take responsibility for ensuring that high quality support, guidance and advice are provided to Schools and their partners on all matters relating to the application and review of quality assessment processes. Oversee the activity within both work-streams and work closely with the Senior Standards and Quality Officers to ensure comparable quality assessment processes are applied across domestic programmes and collaborative provision. Manage the regular review of quality assessment processes ensuring they are fit-for-purpose including ensuring that processes pertaining to collaborative provision are agile and responsive to business needs without compromising on rigour, and advising the Head of Unit of any process amendments required. Act as the primary conduit for information flow between the Academic Standards and Quality Unit and the Partnership Office (within the International Office) and between the Academic Standards and Quality Unit and the Quality Officers in collaborative partners, DDLTs and Associate Deans International in order to ensure clear communication relating to quality assessment matters.

3 Oversee and monitor any necessary communication between staff in the Quality Assessment work-stream and collaborative partners to ensure streamlined and effective communication processes. Take the lead in preparing Schools and their partners for eternal audit and review of overseas partners and Wales-based FE partners and make a significant contribution to the preparation of eternal audit and review of home programmes. Travel overseas as necessary to ensure high quality support of events and to undertake work related to collaborative provision quality assessment including staff development. Plan, co-ordinate and deliver staff development for internal and partner staff and eternal eaminers as required. Work closely with the Dean of Quality and Standards and members of the Academic Standards and Quality Unit management team to make a significant contribution towards the Unit s agreed strategic priorities and corporate drivers. Chair, or be a member of, a range of committees and working groups relevant to the area of the business, including the Collaborative Provision Committee. Produce analytical and focused written reports and present these at boards and committees and to eternal audiences as required. Be proactive in staying abreast of sector developments and current research relating to quality assessment (including TNE) and use this knowledge to inform strategy and practice. Undertake line management responsibilities (e.g. line management of the Senior Standards and Quality Officer (Approval, Periodic Review and Curriculum Change) and the Senior Standards and Quality Officer (Annual Monitoring and Review). Deputise for the Head of Unit as required. Working closely with the Deputy Head of Unit: Audit and Communication, plan and oversee regular (at least monthly) meetings of staff across the Quality Assessment and Audit and Communication teams in order to share epertise and best practice and promote broad-based knowledge of staff across workstreams. Be a source of epertise on all quality assessment matters including the University s own processes and procedures, eternal audit and review requirements and reference points including the UK Quality Code, with a particular emphasis on those pertaining to collaborative provision.

4 Take a significant role in developing and promoting the Unit as a centre of ecellence that is eternally-orientated and informed by sector-leading practice and current research/scholarship in the area of quality assessment. Working closely with the Deputy Dean: Quality and Standards to analyse data arising from collaborative provision, particularly focusing on matters of equivalence between programmes delivered domestically and through collaborative provision arrangements. Manage delegated projects or act as a senior member representing the Academic Standards and Quality Unit on projects managed by others. Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Head of Unit, commensurate with the grade of the post. Standard Notification These guidelines are provided to assist you in the performance of your contract. The university is a dynamic organisation; therefore changes may be required from time to time. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post-holder. The Summary of Duties and Responsibilities is not intended to be an ehaustive list of tasks performed. Other associated technical tasks are likely to be performed as directed by the line manager. It is accepted that individual staff will have a specialist skills and knowledge base in relation to the role they have been appointed to. In addition to this, Cardiff Metropolitan University epects that all staff will conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner at all times and have particular regard for their responsibilities under Cardiff Metropolitan University s Equalities, Financial, Environmental and Sustainability, Human Resources and Health and Safety policies and procedures.

5 PERSON SPECIFICATION Post: Unit/School: Deputy Head of Unit: Quality Assessment Academic Standards and Quality Unit *Key A - Application form I - Interview T/P - Test/Presentation FACTORS ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE CRITERIA ASSESSED BY A* I* T/P* Education & Qualifications Initial degree or equivalent qualification Evidence of continuous professional development Education & Qualifications (Desirable) Higher degree or equivalent qualification Knowledge Epert knowledge of a range of quality assessment and a range of quality systems (e.g. QAA) Epert knowledge of QA and curriculum change processes relevant to home-based and collaborative provision. Specialised and in-depth knowledge of collaborative provision across TNE and UK contets including Wales-based FE. Sound knowledge of PSRB approval/accreditation processes Knowledge (Desirable) Relevant and current knowledge of strategic issues in Higher Education that may affect the quality agenda. Knowledge of outcomes of relevant and current research-scholarly activity in the area of quality assessment.

6 Skills and Abilities Ability to make a significant contribution to the Academic Standards and Quality Unit s agreed strategic priorities and to corporate drivers. Ecellent planning, time management and organisational skills Ecellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of internal and eternal stakeholders at a senior level. Ability to chair, contribute to and function effectively in boards and committees. Ability to write analytical and focused reports and to contribute to debate on quality assessment issues. Ability to lead and motivate a team Ability to provide creative and effective solutions to comple problems. Ability to work under pressure Highly computer literate Ability to improve standards of performance in relation to the quality agenda Eperience paid / unpaid Eperience of TNE and UK-based collaborative provision contets. Eperience of delivering high quality staff development/training Eperience of eternal audit and/or review processes. Eperience of collating and analysing data and reporting outcomes. Eperience of managing staff Eperience of managing work processes

7 Other Requirements Willingness to undergo further development and training as required Willingness to undertake overseas travel An outcome-focused approach