This is an exciting time to join an organisation with an important role in the UK’s world-class higher education sector. Over the last few years, the UK higher education landscape has adapted rapidly in unique circumstances and QAA's priority has been to support providers as they meet these challenges.

We are the UK's independent quality body for higher education with a mission to safeguard and improve the quality of UK higher education, wherever it is delivered in the world. QAA is the UK’s authority on quality and standards, acting as custodian on behalf of the sector of reference points including the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Subject Benchmark Statements and the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications.  QAA provides services through membership to benefit universities and colleges throughout the UK and to support their operation globally.  We work closely with the governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and until March 2023 have a discrete role providing assessment functions for the Office for Students as the designated quality body in England. 

We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual who shares our commitment to improving and promoting the UK’s world-class reputation for delivering a quality higher education experience for all students. The role of Quality and Standards Project Coordinator within our Membership, Quality Enhancement & Standards team would suit someone with recent experience of studying or working in a higher education environment who is looking to develop a career in quality assurance and enhancement or in membership services.

This role is responsible for providing administrative support to our priority quality and standards activities, as well as supporting our student engagement networks.

More information can be found in the job description.

We are looking for someone with good skills in project delivery and core MS Office packages. It's important that you have excellent interpersonal skills and take a keen interest in the quality assurance and enhancement of higher education.

Location: We have offices in Gloucester and Glasgow as well as offering employees the opportunity to work flexibly from home.

Job type: Full-time, fixed-term for 2 years (with the possibility of extension)

Hours: 35 hours per week, flexible working available

Salary: £21,490 - £27,103 per annum, dependent upon knowledge, skills and experience plus excellent benefits

Closing date: Friday 14 October 2022

Interviews will be held on: 24 and 25 October 2022