Manager, Quality Partnerships

1 week ago


Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland The Open University UK Full time

Fixed Term Contract: End Date: 31 December 2025

Welsh Language: Not Applicable

About the Role

The Open University (OU) is seeing significant growth in validation partnerships with the Further Education (FE) sector in Northern Ireland. This maternity cover role is vital to enable the OU to support FE Colleges in Northern Ireland to deliver high quality higher education provision, offering exciting new opportunities for students and support economic development in their regions.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about collaboration with FE Colleges, has strong administrative skills, and appreciates the importance of quality and the maintenance of academic standards.

The role holder will report to the Senior & Quality Partnerships Manager (Ireland) to ensure that our partner institutions maintain the academic standards and quality of student support required to deliver OU validated awards.

Part of the OU Validation Partnerships (OUVP) team, which has its administrative base in Milton Keynes, the role holder will be based in our Belfast office, working closely with other Ireland-based colleagues across a range of roles to support with realising the mission of the OU in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, while also responding to the NI Executive and Irish Government priorities.

How to apply

Access details for disabled applicants are available from The Open University in Ireland by emailing Ireland-Recruitment@open.ac.uk, quoting vacancy reference 573.

To apply for this role please submit the following:

  1. CV
  2. A personal statement that clearly identifies how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Please ensure that you provide relevant examples as evidence to support your statements.

Please ensure your document is saved with the following file name: 'Manager, Quality Partnerships', surname, first initial.

Closing date: 18 February 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 03 March 2025

Key Responsibilities

A full list of the key responsibilities can be found within the job description [click here].

Skills and Experience

A full list of the skills and experience required for this role can be found within the job description [click here].

If you have any queries or questions about the recruitment process, or regarding your application, please contact: Careers@open.ac.uk.

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