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The UK Partnerships and Apprenticeships Unit (UKPAU) is located within the Directorate of the Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Enterprise, and Business Development. The department provides leadership, support and advice for UK partnerships and apprenticeships provision. Furthermore, it oversees the process of UK partnerships (and apprenticeships) onboarding, development and delivery and supports the development and delivery of the university’s Partnerships Strategy through its oversight of the Framework for Partnership Development. We currently have students studying our franchised or validated courses with 16 UK partner institutions, 2 of which are consortia made up of multiple FE (Further Education) colleges, and 5 of which are commercial colleges.
Due to the growth in both the number of academic partners and size of their contribution to the university’ income, we are now seeking to appoint a Senior UK Partner Officer. The postholder will manage a team of three UK Partner Officers. The primary role of the postholder would be to provide oversight and leadership of the day-to-day operation of all activities pertaining to the management of UK Partners.This is an excellent opportunity to take on an active and engaging role, where you will be contributing to one of the University’s most dynamic and exciting aspects of its work.
To be successful in this role you will have GCSE Grade 4(or equivalent standard) in English and Mathematics with experience of using student records systems or similar databaseto support large-scale processes. In addition, Having you will have experience of liaising with external stakeholders and of working in the HE sector, of overseeing data base work to a high level of accuracy and of course good organisational and time management skills; scheduling and prioritising multiple projects and tasks with varying deadlines. Having a degree, relevant professional qualifications or equivalent relevant experience and experience of line management would also be advantageous.