Quality & Compliance Officer Ref: 2425/055 Hours: 18.5 hours per week, working days/hours are flexible and can be discussed at interview Salary: £24,337 to £24,945 pro rata per annum. Plus generous benefits including: • 45 days annual leave per year pro rata (including bank holidays and efficiency closures) • Generous Occupational Pension Scheme About the role To work as a member of the Quality & Compliance Team to support and develop administrative procedures and quality processes. The post holder will provide administrative support to the Senior Quality & Compliance Officer including liaison with Awarding Organisations. We require someone experienced in designing and maintaining spreadsheets, organising meetings and dealing with administration of a wide range of systems. The team prides itself on being as paper free as possible so you need to be comfortable in working mainly online. This is a challenging and varied role requiring organisational flair and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Many of our staff work flexibly in many ways, including working from home. We are open to discussing other possibilities for flexible working and encourage you to talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we will explore what’s possible for the role. About the Person You are an experienced administrator, with the ability to make use of a wide range of ICT to manipulate documents of all types, communicate with external and internal stakeholders and provide data to members of the College Leadership Team. Ideally, you will have experience of working with Awarding Organisation systems and within a Further Education setting. You will have qualifications in Maths and English and ideally in ICT as well. You will be flexible in your approach to issues, able to meet targets without constant supervision and be committed to working to ensure students and apprentices are successful. You will have good communication skills and be able to maintain confidentiality when required to. About the College We are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us. Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways. We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers. With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym. Please visit our website: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk Want to know more? For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Debi Saunders, Senior Quality & Compliance Officer at dsaundersyorkcollege.ac.uk or 07791793430. Please note that the college will close for the Christmas period on Thursday 19th December 2024, reopening on Monday 6th January 2025. Important Notices Please see the attached document for important notices. Please note that we do not accept CV applications. If you are viewing this vacancy through any job board then please go to our website www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/job-vacancies and apply using our application form. Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application. We would also advise to check your junk/spam folder as some emails may end up here depending on your mail provider settings. Closing date: 20 January 2025 (9am) Interviews: 31 January 2025 We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG). As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the ‘Mindful Employer’ charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.