The Designated Quality Body in England (DQB) is operated on an arms-length basis by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). It is the body designated by the Secretary of State to provide assessments for the Office for Students (OfS) on quality and standards in higher education in England, and advice regarding providers seeking degree awarding powers.

In accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, we perform assessment functions on behalf of the OfS. This includes providing advice to the OfS on the quality and standards of providers seeking to register with the OfS and those already on the register. It also involves providing advice to the OfS on the quality and standards of providers seeking degree awarding powers authorisations and undertaking the External Quality Assessment of higher and degree apprenticeships.

More information on our assessment methods is available on our website.

Are you an academic employed, or recently employed, by a higher education provider? Are you interested in using your subject expertise to help secure the standards of higher education for the benefit of students? Do you have expertise in delivering and assessing higher education courses in either Law or subjects allied to Health? If so, you might be the person we are looking for!

We are looking to appoint expert academic assessors to conduct the assessments of providers that we undertake as the Designated Quality Body in England.

We are currently seeking applicants with academic expertise in the following subject areas, although we will be recruiting for other subjects soon.

• Law
• Allied Health (particularly counselling, psychotherapy and/or occupational therapy)

As an assessor, you will be part of the teams that undertake independent assessments of higher education providers in England and reach judgements on academic standards and the quality of a provider’s higher education. The time commitment depends on the assessment method and the number of assessments you choose to accept: assessments can vary from a commitment of six days over a few weeks, to 20 days of engagement over many months. Invitations to join an assessment team are based on the suitability of your expertise to the provider under assessment.

Further details about the main duties and responsibilities, and the knowledge and skills required, are available in the Job Description and Person Specification below.

Remuneration is calculated on the basis of £300 per day, plus an allowance for travel and subsistence in cases where an onsite visit to the provider is required. Fees for each assessment are confirmed at the point you are engaged in an assessment.

If this is of interest, please complete and submit the application form below via the recruitment portal where it says 'Cover Letter' (a cover letter is not required) by midnight on 5 June 2022 and we’ll be in touch. Please note, the application form can be found after the Job Description/Specification.

QAA values equality and diversity and recognises the benefits this brings. We welcome applications from all qualified people and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

The Equality Act 2010 Employment Statutory Code of Practice published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission recommends that all employers carry out equality monitoring. For this purpose we would be grateful if you would complete the questions in our survey (please see the link below). All information will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be seen by colleagues directly involved in the recruitment process. The information provided will be used only to provide anonymous statistics for monitoring purposes.

https://qaa5.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/diversity-inclusion-survey-recruitment

If you have not heard from QAA within three weeks of the closing date for this vacancy, then your application has not been successful. Please be aware that we are unable to provide feedback on individual job applications.