Salary: £64,000 – £69,000 per annum
Employment type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Reporting into: Director of Corporate Learning
Department: Corporate Learning
About the Opportunity:
The Head of Apprenticeship Quality provides strategic leadership for the quality of apprenticeship provision across Arden University. The role is accountable for embedding a high‑performing quality culture that ensures teaching, learning, and assessment are consistently outstanding, enabling all apprentices to succeed in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
You will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the quality cycle, ensuring provision meets and exceeds internal benchmarks and the expectations of external regulators, including Ofsted, Quality Assurance Agency, and Office for Students.
Working in partnership with senior leaders across the University, you will drive institutional readiness for inspection, lead continuous improvement, and ensure that outcomes for apprentices and employers are consistently strong.
About You:
- Extensive evidenced capability in leading systematic quality improvement in apprenticeship delivery / higher education setting
- A proven leader, skilled at managing and developing teams.
- You genuinely believe in the power of education and opportunity to change lives.
- Significant experience of apprenticeship delivery improvement.
- Personal experience of involvement in Ofsted Inspections within an apprenticeship provider
- Experience of evaluating and improving all aspects of apprenticeship quality, from recruitment through to successful EPA
Why Arden:
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays on‑top, and even a Christmas closure!
- A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
- BUPA Cash Plan
- Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
- Access to Perkbox benefits
- Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
- Plus, other excellent benefits
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.
Sponsorship statement:
Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.
Closing Date:
5th June
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