Senior Administrator- Further Education Quality in Oldham

Join Oldham College – where quality drives opportunity. Oldham College is looking to appoint a Senior Administrator – Further Education Quality. Full time position. Salary £33,835 - £36,082. Interviews to be held WC Monday 13th April 2026.

At Oldham College, quality sits at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to delivering high-quality Further Education that improves student experience, achievement, and progression. To support this ambition, we are seeking a Senior Administrator – Further Education Quality to play a key role in strengthening our quality assurance and quality improvement activity. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator or quality professional with Further Education experience to step into a new role, working across curriculum areas to support colleagues, embed robust quality processes, and use data to drive continuous improvement.

The role

Working closely with the Senior Quality Assurance Lead, the Senior Administrator will coordinate and support core Further and Vocational Education quality processes. The postholder will play a central role in ensuring that robust and effective quality assurance systems are maintained, enabling the College to monitor performance against key quality indicators. The role involves supporting curriculum teams to implement and maintain quality processes, providing guidance across the annual quality cycle, and contributing to the approval, review, and continuous improvement of the Further Education provision. You will work collaboratively with Heads of Faculty, curriculum staff, and key stakeholders to analyse performance data, identify areas of risk, and support the delivery of practical improvement actions that enhance learner outcomes and experiences. This role requires strong organisational skills, excellent attention to detail, and confidence in working with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• The Senior Administrator will coordinate and support the delivery of key quality assurance and quality improvement processes relating to Further Education programmes.
• This includes managing data reporting, maintaining accurate records, and supporting the preparation of documentation for quality reviews and performance meetings.
• You will support faculties to adhere to agreed quality processes within the academic cycle, ensuring timelines are met and actions are effectively tracked and followed up.
• You will monitor performance data using systems such as ProAchieve and elevate any emerging risks or concerns.
• You will also coordinate responses to awarding body requirements, including external verification and moderation activity, ensuring that documentation is accurate, deadlines are met, and follow-up actions are completed.
• The role will involve supporting the development and continuous improvement of quality processes, templates, and guidance, as well as assisting with the implementation of process changes through clear communication and administrative support.
• You will contribute to the preparation of reports, data analysis, and quality documentation, supporting the wider quality team in driving improvements across the College.

About you

You will have experience in an administrative or quality-focused role within Further Education and a good understanding of quality assurance processes, curriculum delivery, and awarding body requirements. You will be confident working with data to support monitoring and improvement activity and will have strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. You will be a proactive and collaborative team player, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to supporting high-quality teaching, learning, and outcomes for students.

Joining our Journey

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer. But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite. We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open-minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful groups of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike. At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community.

We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List. Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.