location: We offer employees the opportunity to work flexibly from home, provided this is within the UK.

Job Type: Full time

hours: 35 hours per week, flexible working available

band: 6

salary: £50,000 – £67,000 per annum, depending on knowledge, skills and experience, plus excellent benefits

This is an exciting time to join an organization that is instrumental in the UK higher education sector.

The Quality Assurance Agency is the UK’s independent quality body for higher education, and our aim is to ensure that students and learners receive the highest quality education possible. We have changed to meet the evolving needs of the reformed sector across the UK.

We are the UK’s body for quality and standards, acting as gatekeeper on behalf of the sector to reference points including the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, subject standards statements and higher education qualifications frameworks.

Across the UK we are the trusted partner of governments and funding bodies. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, we work collaboratively with industry to meet the needs of each country. In Scotland, we lead many of the delivery mechanisms for the Tertiary Education Quality Improvement Framework (TQEF), working closely with the Scottish Funding Council, Scotland’s colleges and universities and our delivery agency partners to deliver the best educational experience for students in Scotland. In England, our highly successful membership program provides a rich source of resources for strategic leaders, quality professionals, students and learners alike.

Globally, we are recognized as one of the world’s leading quality bodies and support the UK sector as it welcomes international students and expands its reach through transnational education.

We are a world-leading quality agency with unparalleled experience in providing impartial, collaborative, regulatory quality assurance and enhancement. We support universities and colleges in working with students, learners, governments, funders and regulatory bodies to demonstrate and promote the excellent quality and high standards of education they provide.

We are a remote-first organization and encourage daily flexibility. It is important to us that our business environment allows us to deliver our services in a manner and location that provides the best results for our stakeholders and clients and meets their expectations. Besides, we want individuals and teams to feel empowered to work where, when and how they want, provided the business needs are met.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead impactful country-specific programs that improve the quality and effectiveness of learning and teaching across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As Director of Strengthening Nations, you will oversee strategic initiatives that strengthen higher education systems, ensuring activities are distinctive to each nation’s priorities and aligned across the UK. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, you will drive innovation, share best practices, and integrate a culture of continuous improvement into quality improvement.

About you

You will be a strategic leader with a strong understanding of promoting and ensuring quality across higher education. Skilled in program delivery and stakeholder engagement, you will coordinate complex initiatives across devolved nations with confidence and clarity. You will have excellent communication, analytical and partnership building skills, using evidence and insight to drive improvement, innovation and impact across learning and teaching.

Are you passionate about driving improvement in learning and teaching? Help us deliver meaningful improvements across the devolved countries!

More information about this role can be found in the job description. If you would like more information before applying, please get in touch careers@qaa.ac.uk.

The deadline for applications is Friday 31st^street October 2025 So please don’t hesitate to apply. If you are interested in the vacancy, do not hesitate to apply; Depending on the response rate and level of applications, we may close this vacancy early.

To apply, please create a profile on our recruitment portal and submit your CV with a cover letter outlining your experience. Only applications that include a CV and cover letter will be considered for this role.

The QAA recognizes the positive benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to be true representatives of all segments of society, for everyone to feel respected, free to be themselves regardless of their identity or background, and to be able to give their best. We value the differences that a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and skills bring and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants to apply and join us.

We are committed to ensuring accessibility for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please get in touch careers@qaa.ac.uk. We are committed to working with everyone to understand the accommodations needed to ensure a fair and accessible process.

If you do not hear from QA within three weeks of the closing date of this vacancy, your application has not been successful. Please note that we are unable to provide feedback on individual job applications.