Global Partnerships and Accreditation Manager

Role Description

School

The School for Business and Society (SBS) is a dynamic and recently formed interdisciplinary school, uniquely positioned to lead business and public policy action on complex social and environmental challenges. We bring together expertise across management, business, accounting, finance, social policy and social work to pioneer an interdisciplinary approach for the public good – empowering students and staff to drive positive change.

Role

The School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly collaborative Global Partnerships and Accreditation Manager to play a key role in leading and expanding the School’s international partnership and accreditation activity. Working closely with key academic and professional services leads and central University teams, you will be responsible for shaping the School’s accreditation strategy and providing strategic leadership and project management to ensure our activities across multiple delivery modes and locations are robust, compliant with accreditation standards and aligned with strategic objectives. You will join the current AACSB accreditation project team to lead the final stages of the accreditation process and ensure readiness for the final evaluation visit as an immediate priority.

As part of the School and University’s ambitions to strengthen international partnership activities, you will also play a pivotal role as the School’s professional services lead for oversight and coordination of new models of teaching collaborations such as articulation agreements and our involvement with Transnational Education (TNE) initiatives such as the new Mumbai Campus.

You will be able to confidently engage stakeholders at all levels and lead on communications and change initiatives. The role involves line management of a small QA team within the School.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Knowledge and understanding of a range of aspects of teaching and learning administration in an educational setting, including the student journey from pre-admissions to graduation
• Ability to translate complex standards and requirements into clear, actionable and operational plans
• Proven track record of successfully designing and implementing continuous improvements to services, processes and procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of QA standards in Higher Education
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of professional bodies, ie AACSB
• Ability to lead initiatives and project management skills
• Experience of working, and building relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders. Ability to communicate effectively, to engage and influence others

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Nicola Henson, Head of Faculty Operations (SBS), on nicola.henson@york.ac.uk 

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

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