Director of Education Quality and Governance

Job title Director of Education, Quality and Governance

Job reference REQ
10199

Final date to receive applications 26/08/2026

Location Colchester

Salary Grade 11

Employment type

Permanent, Full-time

Job category/type Professional

Attachments Job description

We are seeking an outstanding senior leader to drive the strategic direction of education quality, academic governance and regulatory frameworks. As Director of Education Quality and Governance, you will lead our quality assurance framework, curriculum and assessment systems, academic governance structures, and student systems and data services. You will support the delivery of the University's Education Strategy and work collaboratively across Education and Student Services to ensure policy, governance and operational delivery are fully aligned across the student lifecycle.

You will oversee key institutional functions including academic quality and standards, assessment and progression, student records and systems, timetabling, apprenticeships, postgraduate research education, student engagement and feedback.

To support this commitment we have a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.

This vacancy is only available to existing University of Essex staff.

You will bring significant senior leadership experience in higher education, with strong expertise in quality assurance, enhancement, academic governance and regulatory frameworks. You will be an influential communicator, able to lead high-performing teams, make strategic decisions with long-term impact, and build effective internal and external networks.

Please see the attached job pack. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. If you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team