Quality Officer (Collaborative Provision)

We currently have a full time, fixed-term opportunity available in our Collaborative Provision team. The role is in a professional administration service based within the central Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement Team (AQPET) at UWE Bristol. The team provides professional expertise and guidance to academic and other professional services colleagues across the University as well as at our Collaborative Provision partners based both in the UK and overseas. We support the development and operation of UWE Bristol’s broad and expanding portfolio of collaborative provision partners. We monitor the ongoing quality and enhancement of collaborative provision partners and ensure that the required policies and processes are in place and adhered to.

We are looking for someone who has broad based administrative experience, and experience of working in line with complex regulatory frameworks such as higher education. You will have good organisational, interpersonal, communication and IT skills. You will have experience of working with database systems, and of taking formal and informal minutes of meetings. As a Quality Officer you will be able to balance effectively a range of responsibilities in a flexible, autonomous and proactive manner, using your initiative and working with a variety of stakeholders across the University and our academic partners. A team player with a “can do” attitude, you will thrive in a demanding yet rewarding environment and will make an enthusiastic contribution to the Academic Quality and Partnership Enhancement Team and Education Services more widely.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, with vibrant campus communities that are central to student life. In this role, you’ll be based at our modern Frenchay Campus where we’ve invested in state-of-the-art facilities designed to help both staff and students succeed. You’ll spend most of your time on campus, typically 3 days per week with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in vibrant Bristol, our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges. We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We’re part of a vibrant, multicultural city and welcome talented people from all backgrounds. Diversity is our strength, enhancing creativity, decision‑making, and problem‑solving. Join our supportive community and thrive. We particularly encourage applications from global majority and male candidates as we are currently under‑represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from disabled or neurodivergent candidates.

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Chelsie Hutton on 0117 328 6984 or email: Chelsie.Hutton@uwe.ac.uk. Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview. This is a full time, fixed‑term post until the end of February 2028, working 37 hours per week. This post is not available on a job share basis. Salary offers are made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines, reflecting your relevant skills and experience in parity with colleagues.

If offered a role, you will need to provide valid documentation confirming your right to work in the UK before employment begins. Guidance on acceptable documents is available via the Home Office Right to Work Checklist. Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

We’d love to hear from you - if this role excites you, please complete our application form as soon as possible and tell us how your skills and experience meet the criteria listed in the Person Specification, using clear and relevant examples wherever possible. We’ll keep you informed of the outcome by email once shortlisting is complete.