Interim Head of Quality Assurance

• Programme Approval
• a generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)

Full Time - Fixed Term Contract (24 Months) - High Wycombe

Salary: £57,225 - £67,468 per annum

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

Our University’s DRIVE values – Dynamic, Responsible, Inclusive, Visionary, Empowering – are at the heart of everything we do. We are united in providing the best experience to our learners and offering excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and central to our mission.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join the Academic Registry’s Senior Leadership Team as Interim Head of Quality. This pivotal role safeguards the academic integrity of the University’s programmes, awards, and overall student experience. The interim opportunity has arisen due to the internal secondment of the permanent postholder.

As the institutional expert for your allocated Section within the Academic Registry, you will act as the recognised authority on all matters relating to academic quality. You will contribute to the effective delivery of the University’s quality management and academic regulatory framework, ensuring all quality assurance approaches are maintained, reviewed, and developed in line with national expectations and external agency requirements.

You will lead your Section to deliver agile, customer‑focused services that support the University’s strategic objectives. Central to the role is ensuring a high‑quality user experience and effective engagement with stakeholders across the institution and beyond.

• Programme Approval
• Programme Monitoring, Review and Enhancement
• Programme/Module Amendments
• Accreditations and External Reviews
• External Examining
• Academic Framework and Regulations
• Academic Registry policies, processes and associated casework

You will be an experienced quality professional with deep knowledge of higher education regulation and a strong track record in leading quality assurance or academic governance functions. You will be an effective communicator, a strategic thinker, and someone who thrives on collaboration and influence.

As a member of the Academic Registry’s Senior Leadership Team, you will provide expert leadership to ensure quality assurance requirements, academic standards and quality processes are maintained, reviewed and developed in line with national standards and external agency requirements.

You will promote academic standards of University awards and the quality of the student experience across all the University’s provision, within the quality management and academic regulatory framework.

You shall ensure the delivery of agile and user‑focussed services, aligned to the University’s strategic objectives and internal and external regulatory requirements, providing oversight and direction to members of Academic Registry and other stakeholders.

• a generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
• hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
• training & development support opportunities
• contributory pension scheme
• discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
• a range of staff discounts with major retailers

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If you have the qualities and attributes representative of the University’s values and ambition, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further information about this role please contact Jon Lees, Academic Registrar –

All applications are to be made in full and online.

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