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As the Regulatory Quality Manager at Cambridge Spark, you will be responsible for playing a critical role in supporting Cambridge Spark’s strategic development and delivery of education, including ongoing compliance with Further Education requirements as well as planning for any future regulatory requirements that could be released further down the line. Working closely with the Quality Manager, Head of Quality and Quality Director, the postholder will provide quality assurance, academic governance and regulatory compliance. The role will increase institutional capacity to manage the complexity of regulatory frameworks, while also contributing to existing quality activities where appropriate, ensuring coherence across Cambridge Spark’s full quality ecosystem.
Job Responsibility:
Support designated quality assurance and enhancement activities in line with the institutional quality cycle and monitoring plan
Lead on quality assurance and enhancement activities in the instance of any new provision or regulation types
Develop, implement and maintain academic quality policies, processes and documentation
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of quality assurance and enhancement activity
Provide professional support to academic governance structures
Prepare high-quality papers, datasets and reports to support academic decision-making
Service meetings as required
Support preparation for regulatory registration and post-registration engagement
Assist in the preparation for, and response to, external audits, validations, re-validations and reviews
Act as a source of expert advice on regulatory expectations and good practice
Support programme approval, modification, periodic review and closure processes
Provide advice on curriculum design, assessment strategies, marking and moderation, external examining and academic standards
Support annual programme monitoring and institutional-level review processes
Contribute to the production, analysis and interpretation of data to support quality assurance
Support regulators and any potential validating partner data submissions and internal reporting
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Contribute to internal training, guidance and resources to build quality capability across the organisation
Requirements:
Substantial experience in regulatory body quality assurance and enhancement, working across both FE/HE quality frameworks
Strong working knowledge of: Further Education requirements, in particular apprenticeships
UK Quality Codes for Education
Regulatory frameworks
Academic governance structures
Experience of programme approval, modification, periodic review and annual monitoring
Experience of supporting validation, accreditation or external review processes
Experience of advising on academic standards, assessment, external examining and curriculum design
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Ability to analyse and interpret data to inform quality enhancement
Nice to have:
Experience of working against Ofsted and DfE regulations
Experience of working with - or within - an Awarding Organisation
Experience of FE and HE data submissions and/or TEF-related activity
Knowledge of apprenticeship or work-based FE/HE provision
What we offer:
Pension with 4% matched contributions, opportunity to opt into salary sacrifice scheme
25 days holiday + Flexi bank holidays + 1 day off on your birthday
A day for volunteering
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Health & Wellbeing allowance of up to £30 per month
Annual Summer and Xmas events
Company socials
CPD Allowance alongside quarterly reflections to ring fence time for development and growth
Private medical insurance and cash plan
Holiday buy back scheme (up to 10 days p/a)
Employee Assistance Programme with a dedicated company counsellor