Academic Registrar - London, United Kingdom - Corndel

Corndel

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:

Academic Registrar

Team:

Higher Education

Package:

Pension, Unlimited leave, Flexible working

Location:

London based

Salary:

£75,000-85,0000 dependent on experience.
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Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to be part of the leadership team of a new challenger brand in higher education.

You will bring your professional experience and rigorous approach to assuring and enhancing academic quality and standards to develop the quality management and regulatory framework and underpinning registry functions to Corndel College London (CCL).

Our vision is to shape a world where everyone is empowered to be their professional best and, through Corndel College London, we are pioneering innovative degree education that brings the world of work and education closer together to deliver better outcomes for students.

Corndel College London is a new venture by Corndel, a unique, multi award-winning UK management and technology training provider that focuses on delivering the highest quality programmes throughout an employee's career.

We partner with some of the UK's largest and most exciting businesses to help drive organisational and personal performance through transformational learning.

We are one of the fastest-growing educational disruptors in the UK and provide a great platform for proactive and motivated individuals to take the next exciting step in their career.

You will be joining an organisation with a fun, entrepreneurial and supportive environment, providing fulfilling work and an open, inclusive culture.

You will have excellent knowledge and understanding of the UK HE sector context and its implications for policies, regulations procedures and systems.

Excellent knowledge and experience of quality and standards and compliance with external requirements will be key to enabling CCL to establish itself as a challenger brand in higher education.

Responsibilities:

You will work in a matrix structure.

Reporting to CCL's Managing Director, you will:

Be the principal authority on the regulatory environment, support the Accountable Officer and Board to effectively discharge CCL's obligations derived from the Office for Students Regulatory Framework;
Lead the management of CCL's relationship with Kingston University;
Secure the highest academic standards and quality of learner experience across all CCL's higher education provision, working in matrix with our sister organisation Corndel's Excellence function. Lead the development, implementation and continual evaluation of CCLs quality management and academic regulatory frameworks.
Lead the implementation and evaluation of internal systems and processes within CCL to ensure they are effective in supporting an outstanding HE learner experience, and enable timely and accurate data and analytic reporting for internal and external requirements.
Develop and implement CCLs policies, procedures and services to comply with and promote most effective practice against national quality assurance requirements and other relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g. OfS, OIA, HESA, PSRBs, Ofsted, etc.)
Oversee institutional level management of the programme development, approval, amendment and review processes;
Oversee for programme development, approval, amendment and review activities;
Be the designated safeguarding lead at CCL, ensuring effective policies and processes are in place for the protection of students.
Lead the development of the higher education student records function and systems implementation, including assuming accountability for external data returns.
Stay abreast of academic quality and registry matters at a national level, taking responsibility for undertaking horizon scanning and sector benchmarking. Advising the Managing Director and Board on any policy and regulatory matters.
Jointly with Corndel's Director of Marketing maintain oversight of the CCLs responsibilities with regard to ensuring compliance with consumer protection legislation as articulated by the CMA and Office for Students.
Lead governance within CCL, acting as Secretary to the Board of Governors and the Academic Board, producing the agenda, writing papers and reports, and advising on matters of policy and procedure.
Represent CCL at appropriate external meetings and events, as agreed with the Managing Director.

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We are looking for an experienced higher education professional who can demonstrate:

Thorough knowledge of the policy, legislative, regulatory and constitutional frameworks within which UK HE operates
Experience of working in UK higher education in the functional areas relevant to the role
Experience as a confident and trusted advisor to senior leaders
Experience thriving in a matrix structure to deliver high performance and strategic objectives
High levels of ownership and accountability
High levels of creativity and commercial acumen in p