Centre Monitoring & Compliance Manager

6754

Operations and External Affairs
UAL Awarding Body
UAL - High Holborn, London UK
Grade 5
£38,694 - £46,423 per annum

Permanent

Full time - 35.00 hours per week

1 August 2021 23:55

The opportunity

TAG, CAG, GCR, Statement of Compliance, QAN, Approved Centre, Ofqual. Do you speak our language?/Are these terms familiar? If so this could be your chance to further your career and join our growing team of regulated qualification quality assurance experts at UAL. We are looking for an experienced QA manager or senior quality officer, from an Awarding Body background to lead our centre quality and compliance function for our regulated qualification provision. An interest in Art and Design, Music, Media or Performing Arts is desirable, but not essential.

Reporting to the Quality Assurance and Enhancement (QAE) Manager, the Centre Monitoring & Compliance Manager is responsible for developing and managing Approved Centre quality assurance processes including the Centre Risk Model and associated sanctions policy. This encompasses the recording and monitoring of centre, quality and academic risk factors and the annual monitoring process.

Where issues are identified at centres, this role will manage the investigation and work with other teams to ensure issues are corrected, supportive and realistic action plans are implemented and performance monitored. This role will work very closely with the Academic Standards team to improve the quality of provision at our approved centres which may result in complex investigations that must be meticulously investigated. Diligent record keeping is central to this role.

This role is essential in ensuring UAL and UAL approved centres are compliant with the Conditions of Recognition of Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA and will support with the annual self-evaluation of all processes across the awarding body to ensure compliance.

The role is also responsible for managing and advising on GDPR compliance which will include managing the review of awarding body personal data usage and GDPR compliance. Support Freedom of Information (FoI) and Data Subject Access Requests (DASR) on behalf of the awarding body. This role will also deputise for the Local Information Manager (LIM).

This role is based in High Holborn in London, however we are happy to discuss remote working options.

About you

You must have an up to date and in-depth knowledge of the regulated Awarding Organisation environment and extensive experience working at an Ofqual/CCEA/Qualifications Wales/SQA Accreditation regulated awarding organisation. It would be valuable if you have experience of centre assessment grading and regulated qualification adaptations in 2020/21.

You must have experience of presenting technical information to all staff levels and have excellent persuasion and negotiation skills. You are hardworking, highly organised and a skilled problem solver, motivated by meeting deadlines, completing work to a high standard and developing others. You will be able to work independently with accuracy and attention to detail, and manage your own time effectively. You will excel at analysing and presenting complex information, but are also collaborative, supportive and a strong team player.

You will have experience of leading/managing investigations into centre compliance and an understanding of GDPR requirements.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply

If you have any queries you may contact oeastaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.