"Interim Head of Quality Assurance"

Full Time – Fixed Term Contract (24 Months) – High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

Our University’s DRIVE values and are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission.

Academic Registry – Senior Leadership Team

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join the Academic Registry’s Senior Leadership Team as Interim Head of Quality. This is a pivotal role in shaping and safeguarding the academic integrity of the University’s programmes, awards, and overall student experience. This interim opportunity has arisen due to the internal secondment of the permanent postholder.

About the Role

As the institutional expert for your allocated Section within the Academic Registry, you will act as the recognised authority on all matters relating to academic quality, contributing to the effective delivery of the University’s quality management and academic regulatory framework. You will ensure that all quality assurance approaches are maintained, reviewed, and developed in line with national expectations and external agency requirements.

You will lead your Section to deliver agile, customer-focused services that support the University’s strategic objectives. Central to the role is ensuring high-quality user experience and effective engagement with stakeholders across the institution and beyond.

• The Quality Assurance Section includes responsibility for:
  • Programme Approval
  • Programme Monitoring, Review and Enhancement
  • Programme/Module Amendments
  • Accreditations and External Reviews
  • External Examining
  • Academic Framework and Regulations
  • Academic Registry policies, processes and associated casework

About You

You will be an experienced quality professional with deep knowledge of higher education regulation and a strong track record in leading quality assurance or academic governance functions. You will be an effective communicator, a strategic thinker, and someone who thrives on collaboration and influence.

As a member of the Academic Registry’s Senior Leadership Team, as Head of Quality you will provide expert leadership to ensure that quality assurance requirements, academic standards and quality processes are maintained, reviewed and developed in line with national standards in line with external agency requirements.

You will promote academic standards of university awards and the quality of the student experience across all the University's provision, within the quality management and academic regulatory framework.

You will ensure the delivery of agile and user-focussed services, aligned to the University's strategic objectives and internal and external regulatory requirements, and providing oversight and direction to members of Academic Registry and other stakeholders.

What we offer:

• A generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days).
• Hybrid working (dependent on business needs).
• Training & development support opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Discounted gym membership for our on-site gym.
• A range of staff discounts with major retailers.