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Chief of Staff London OR Birmingham based

Ref. : 1000008781
London or Birmingham
England
Chief of Staff    QA Higher Education, London OR Birmingham based. Hybrid working with Travel. Are you a dynamic, determined, ambitious and ready to take on a stretching opportunity within a vibrant team? If you are an outstanding problem solver, passionate about improving education and looking for a varied challenge in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, we would love to hear from you. Our Chief of Staff is a new role to support our QAHE Chief Operating Officer in the development, implementation and operation of the operational strategy and operating model. You can expect a varied role, working across projects, process and systems, where you will need to demonstrate insight and initiative as well as represent the COO. You will plan, coordinate and implement key strategic initiatives across QAHE ensuring full engagement and clarity on initiatives and activities across the business. Strategic Initiatives will be project based in nature focusing on projects of high importance to the COO and Executive team and strategic importance to the business and its stakeholders. Here's some of what’s involved: (click to review full details of the Job Description) The role is expected to manage multiple competing priorities: Designing and managing the business and governance cycle for QAHE including Exec, SMT and wider leadership meetings, All Hands, key workstreams and their regular meeting cycles Supporting governance and performance management of the organisation, including attending, setting agendas for and minuting key meetings Program Managing pieces of work directly, to supporting and communicating business-wide change and Strategic Initiatives. Thought leadership and external scanning for market and competitive insight as well as Higher Education policy to inform operational strategy. Supporting the COO directly to prioritise and manage workload, representing the COO in different meetings and with different audiences when appropriate. Develop the COO’s presentations and speeches for internal, external and partner meetings. Support the COO and Exec team in all aspects of external relations, including planning for and execution of key business events. Support workstreams directly as required, for example the Target Operating Model and Digital Transformation activity as these pieces of work reach critical points in their delivery. An ear to the ground for the COO and Exec team on company morale and culture, key people issues or communications challenges, for instance. #chiefofstaff #generalmanager  #MBA  #MBAgraduate #london #birmingham #qahighereducation

Project Manager (Non Technical) London OR Birmingham based

Ref. : 1000008780
Birmingham (Louisa Ryland House)
Birmingham
Project Manager within HIGHER EDUCATION QA Higher Education, London or Birmingham based, initial 6 months fixed term contract. Hybrid working with some travel mainly to Birmingham and London. We have recently commenced a major piece of work for our business to apply to be OfS (Office for Students Regulator) registered, and we require the business to be OfS ready within the timescale set. We are seeking an experienced Project/Change Manager (non-technical) to support the project sponsor and lead the successful delivery of our complex project. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring programme excellence, strategic oversight, and stakeholder alignment across multiple teams. About our role:  As Project Manager you will support the programme, which will include a large degree of project management, supporting the 3 workstream leads with developing requirements and the consequent work packages, project planning, risk management etc, and ensuring the overall plan and project artefacts are pulled together to deadline. Alongside your experience of managing projects with successful & on budget outcomes, you will ideally hold a relevant Project Management qualification. Here’s some of what’s involved: (click through to view the full JD) Planning Working with the sponsor, workstream leaders and others to translate the requirements and activities into work packages and an overall project plan; Develop project scope, timelines, and budgets.  Organisation Coordinate tasks, resources, and teams to ensure project execution.  Communication Communicate project progress to stakeholders, including clients, team members, and management.  Resource Management Allocate and manage project resources, including personnel and budgets.  Problem Solving Identify and resolve issues that arise during the project lifecycle.  Stakeholder Management Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure their satisfaction. Drive All aspects of the project to ensure that it delivers best results for the business and is aligned to business needs in line with the agreed roadmap. A little more about QA Higher Education: Students preparing for undergraduate study. Working professionals looking to specialise in their field. Career changers. Everyone should be given access to outstanding higher education and our aim at QA is to make that possible. We work with our partner universities to offer courses ranging from foundation programmes to postgraduate degrees covering subject areas including Accountancy, Business, Computing, Cyber, Digital Marketing, Events Management, Project Management and Web Development and delivered in city centre locations.  #qahighereducation #highereducation #projectmanagement #studentsupport #Birmingham #officeforstudents #OfS #projectmanager
B3 3PL

Student Advice & Support Assistant (Customer Service Role) Birmingham

Ref. : 1000008568
Birmingham (Louisa Ryland House)
Birmingham
Student Advice & Support Assistant (customer service role) QA Higher Education, City Centre Birmingham Monday – Saturday 5 days per week, fulltime contract, on campus daily   Do you have experience within a busy student facing or customer support environment or are you a recent Graduate looking to gain experience and grow your career within the Education sector? Are you used to a fast paced, customer facing role where you are constantly multi-tasking? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!    About the role: As a member of the Student Advice & Support Centre (SASC), you will provide customer advice, support, and information services to our students contributing to our outstanding student journey and experience. You will work alongside a wider team acting as the first point of contact for all QA Higher Education students, handling a full range of student enquiries received face-to-face, telephone and virtually), referring to more specialist teams where appropriate. Your ability to give our students an excellent level of customer service is vital to our student success. Good IT, ability to use our CRM system, Word and Excel skills a MUST! NB in general you will be required to work one evening until 9pm per week and on average one Saturday per month Here’s some of what be doing: (click through to read the full JD) Support the SASC Team Leaders in ensuring the delivery of an excellent forward facing customer service for all centres. Log and refer enquiries using various QAHE systems. Use initiative to resolve queries that have a readily available answer by reference to policy, experience and/or where some discretion can be applied. Work to specific procedures to ensure a consistent and excellent customer service. Act as a more knowledgeable team member to resolve non-standard or complex queries or advise when to escalate. Acting as the front-line service for various student support related departments. Assist in various aspects of the service development as deemed appropriate. Responsible for ensuring that all enquiries are answered in a timely manner, that referrals are correctly made, and students are receiving consistent information. Use the Student Portal and FAQs developed within the SASC teams to answer and refer student queries. To support the enrolment of all new students providing a timely and seamless customer experience. Bring your experience: Good administration skills with attention to detail. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, in particular, Excel and Word. Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. Managing a busy and varied workload, in a pressurised environment, meeting required deadlines Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to work on own initiative. #administration #graduateopportunity #birmingham #studentsupport #administrator #customerservice #LifeAtQA
B3 3PL

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