[Hiring] Quality and Risk Business Partner @Up Education

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced Quality and Risk Business Partner to join us on a 12-month fixed-term basis and help strengthen quality, assessment and risk practices across our faculties and campuses.

• Provide practical advice and guidance across quality assurance, compliance, governance, assessment, moderation and risk.
• Identify areas for improvement, develop pragmatic solutions, and support teams to embed sustainable quality practices that lead to strong outcomes for ākonga.
• Provide oversight of assessment and moderation practices, identifying potential gaps or risks, and supporting appropriate improvement and remediation activity.
• Contribute to wider quality and risk initiatives, self-assessment activities and projects designed to strengthen organisational performance and capability.
• Balance assurance and accountability with coaching, influence and practical support.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in the New Zealand tertiary education sector, ideally within a PTE, ITP, wānanga, university or multi-campus provider.
• Strong experience in quality assurance, academic quality, programme management, assessment, moderation or regulatory compliance.
• Practical experience with pre- and post-assessment moderation and reviewing the quality of assessment practice.
• A strong understanding of NZQA requirements and the New Zealand tertiary regulatory environment.
• Experience identifying quality or compliance gaps and developing practical improvement or remediation plans.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and communication skills.
• Confidence using evidence and data to support sound decision-making.
• A tertiary qualification in any discipline.

Requirements

• Pragmatic, solutions-focused and highly organised.
• Confidence to navigate sensitive or contested matters calmly and objectively.
• Collaborative and culturally responsive approach, balancing assurance and accountability with support and capability building.

Benefits

• Support a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Be a driving force for one of NZ’s largest specialist PTE.
• Rewarding opportunity to support students in their journey pursuing their education.
• Strong commitment to your professional growth & development.
• Amazing work culture that is highly collaborative and supportive.