Quality Officer

We are one of the largest partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands, a partnership of 11 colleges and research institutions comprising Scotland’s newest university.

As the UK’s leading tertiary education provider, we deliver both further education and higher education courses and that makes us different from traditional institutions. Through an innovative approach to learning and some of the best online learning technologies, we offer our students the complete learner journey, where they have choice and flexibility to study from access level right through to PhD.

UHI Inverness is at the heart of the community. Working closely with businesses and stakeholders, our curriculum and research capacity is designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of industry and support the strengths and ambitions of the region. Through a personalised approach, we help our students discover their right path, providing them with a combination of qualification and job-ready skills to succeed in the workplace. UHI Inverness has locations at Inverness Campus and also the Scottish School of Forestry (Balloch), a growing hub for research, innovation and enterprise set within a 215 acre site. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and inspirational individual to join our Quality team.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with all teams across the college to ensure that efficient and effective quality assurance and improvement methods are implemented, maintained and evaluated.

They will co-ordinate and manage all quality processes including, but not limited to, complaint investigations, internal audit, internal approval process for new courses, self-evaluation, international student monitoring, policy and procedure reviews. They will also be the key contact for awarding bodies such as SQA, IMI and City and Guilds. The role also supports the college’s student engagement strategy including liaising with the student association and administering student surveys.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in an office environment, have a high level of attention to detail, have excellent organisational skills, be able to use their initiative, solve problems, have a positive attitude and the ability to manage their own workload and prioritise competing demands.

Full details of the key accountabilities and person specification can be found in the attached job profile document.

Please note: the successful post holder will need to pass a satisfactory PVG scheme membership prior to commencing employment.

Application Closing Date: 25^th August

Shortlisting will take place on 3^rd September

Interviews will be held on 11^th September

If you have any queries about the application process, or to request a manual application form, please contact the Human Resources Department on recruitment.ic@uhi.ac.uk or on 01463 273210.

Requests for feedback following interview are welcomed, however due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on applications that have not been shortlisted for interview. 

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