Quality and Policy Manager

About the role

The Education Quality and Policy Office (EQPO) of the University of Cambridge is looking for a Quality and Policy Manager. EQPO is responsible for quality assurance of all taught higher education provision and for University-wide education-related policies, and works closely with the Postgraduate Research Office, admissions offices, Student Registry and the International Student Office. The post is full-time, based in Cambridge, within Education Services, and reports to the Head of EQPO.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Head of EQPO in developing and implementing student-centred education policy and quality assurance functions, and sometimes make recommendations to the General Board's Education Committee and its sub-committees.
• Act as the key EQPO contact for a set of Faculties and Departments, advising them on internal quality assurance arrangements for teaching, learning and assessment.
• Support Faculties and Departments through the Education Monitoring and Review process.
• Keep programme specifications for taught courses (undergraduate, Masters, certificates and diplomas) up to date.
• Review reports of External Examiners and check the Postgraduate Admissions Office database annually for taught postgraduate courses.
• Support the development of new courses or the modification of existing ones.
• Additional duties may include supporting committees and working groups, mentoring new colleagues and other tasks asked by the Head of EQPO.

Required profile

• Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise work, use own initiative and judgement, and to be proactive.
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent workplace experience.
• Ability to organise work independently, set and achieve goals, and manage time and projects.

Required skills

• Managing a wide and complex range of projects and procedures, including servicing a committee (creating agendas, drafting papers, writing minutes).
• Coordinating and tracking multi-stakeholder processes.
• Producing high-quality meeting documents and reports and communicating complex information clearly.
• Developing a sound knowledge of University regulations, policies and procedures.

What we offer

• Salary of £35,608-£46,049, with an additional 2.5% supplement for the successful candidate.
• Automatic service-related progression and annual cost of living increases.
• A generous annual leave allowance.
• Access to a hybrid pension scheme with attractive employer contributions.
• Shopping and travel discounts through the Cambens scheme.

Applications are made online with a CV and a cover letter, quoting reference AK51248. The closing date is 13 November 2026, with interviews on 19 and 20 November 2026.