Senior Collaborative Provision Officer

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We are now looking to recruit a Senior Collaborative Provision Officerto join our busy and innovative Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team.

Key to the delivery of our ambitious growth strategy, this exciting role provides the opportunity to work in collaboration with colleagues across the University and our Partners organisations, both within the UK and internationally. The postholder will be instrumental in providing advice and analysis that both secures the standards of our awards and assures and enhances quality of our students’ experience, wherever they are.

The successful candidate will help us develop the way we work though the design of policies and processes that support effective management and oversight of our partnerships and, at an operational level will lead discussions on academic due diligence, partner/course approval, and the management of risks to the student experience/standard of awards within our partnerships.

The ideal candidate have outstanding organisational and communication skills, and although experience working within higher education would be highly advantageous, if you’ve got experience creating or building successful B2B relationships, we can support you to adapt your skills to our environment. We are looking for people who have the energy and agility needed to ensure we traverse an ever-changing HE landscape, as we execute our ambitious plans.

We are looking to hear from candidates who also have the following skills/experience:

• Excellent Research and analytical skills
• Experience of business planning and risk management
• High levels of proficiency in software packages, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to work independently and with a minimum of supervision, as well as working collaboratively as part of the team
• High levels of discretion, diplomacy and tact, and the ability to handle and progress sensitive workstreams
  

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.

This position is offered on a permanent, full-time basis working 35 hours a week contract.

If you would like to have an informal conversation before applying, please contact Alastair Osborn, Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement - alastair.osborn@falmouth.ac.uk

Interviews will take place on remotely by Microsoft Teams on 26 July 2021.

Falmouth University has a history of more than 100 years of creative thinking and design innovation. Established in 1902 as Falmouth School of Art, we have grown to become a digital innovation hub, delivering impact for lives and economies through the development of new knowledge, solutions, services and products. Today, our undergraduate and postgraduate courses represent the breadth of the creative industries, the fastest growing sector in the UK economy. Falmouth’s specialisms will be key to future economic and cultural success both at a local and global level. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy, ‘Doing it for Real’, is designed to deliver yet further growth in our student numbers and income through portfolio diversification, innovation, research and commercial ventures. It will establish Falmouth as the market leader for creative industries and entrepreneurship education over the next decade, capitalising on our considerable assets in innovation-led research and business incubation.

We are proud to be able to offer competitive salaries to our staff alongside a generous holiday entitlement of 28 days + 8 days bank holiday for this role. The post-holder will also be able to take advantage of a competitive pension scheme alongside a range of wellness and support services. Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. We are fortunate to be able to offer a first-class working environment to our staff with our campuses set in amazing grounds, in the heart of Cornwall, with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.