Higher Education Quality, Compliance and Student Lifecycle Coordinator

Salary: £23,770 - £26,366 pa + excellent benefits

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Location: Paignton, Devon

Would you like to play an active role in student experiences? If so, read on.

The role involves:

• Working with cross institution stakeholders you will work as part of a team to coordinate the student experience with specific focus on in-year starts for Higher Education including non-recognised Higher Education at Level 4 and above, and Higher Apprenticeships;
• Working with Curriculum colleagues to establish planning requirements for in year starts and working with business partners within Learner information services to ensure enrolments are accurate and maintained following agreed processes;
• Working within the Higher Education Team to sequence and implement an effective learning journey including prestart support, induction, on programme surveys and alignment of end of year arrangements including Panels and Boards and any other regulatory requirements;
• Working with Curriculum colleagues to establish planning requirements for in year starts and working with business partners within Learner information services to ensure enrolments are accurate and maintained following agreed processes;
• Working within the Higher Education Team, and Marketing team to ensure that CMA compliance is maintained for all programmes at L4 and above working within agreed processes;
• Linking to external partners and regulatory bodies including but not restricted to Health Education England, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health and Care Professions Council, ensuring process and administrative compliance including return of data if required
• Maintaining currency regarding government and regulatory body change and disseminate across the teams where required.

A degree or other relevant higher level qualification is a must, as is some experience of working in Higher Education. This is a fast paced, customer facing role, so experience in a similar setting would be essential, as is working as part of a team.

Here at University Centre South Devon (UCSD), everything is centred on student experience and helping them make the most of their time here. We have an unwavering passion for learning and take great pride in our programmes of study. We offer a wide range of opportunities that enable students to progress into employment and give them the platform to excel. We received a glowing report from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) based on results from a four-day Higher Education Review in 2015. The report rates us as one of the leading quality colleges for studying higher education.

In 2017, UCSD was awarded ‘Gold’, the highest level possible, by the Teaching Excellence Framework, which recognises outstanding teaching within our university-level curriculum.

We maintain the very highest academic standards and ensure that we support personal development, as well as wider graduate skills. As a top-ranking provider in England for student satisfaction, we work incredibly closely with our students.

South Devon College is honoured to have been granted Foundation Degree Awarding Powers (FDAP) following detailed and critical inspection by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. This prestigious development means that from September 2019, the College has been able to award its own foundation degrees for students studying at University Centre South Devon (UCSD).

We take great pride in the success of our students, and our tutors and lecturers find no greater satisfaction than seeing our past students go on to achieve great and remarkable things, which happens year after year.

Benefits as follows: 25 days Holiday (pro rata for fractional), up to 5 College closure days, Paid Bank Holidays, Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme) On Site Nursery (Mama Bears), Fitness Suite Facilities, Staff Discounts (Inspirations – Hair & Beauty, NUS Student Cards, membership of the Sodexo Employee Discounts Platform), Holiday Purchase Scheme, Access to Automotive Department (Small Car Repairs & Pre MOT Testing at low costs), Discounted Stagecoach Bus Pass, and many others.

http://southdevon.ac.uk/working-at-south-devon-college/benefits-of-working-at-south-devon-college

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 8thAugust 2021

Interview Date: 16thAugust 2021

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We welcome applications from people who wish to apply on the basis of a job share or flexible working arrangement.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate, or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of learners, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.