Partnership and Accreditation Officer
- Recruiter
- Jatinder Rayat
- Location
- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Salary
- £32,000- £35,000Per Annum
- Posted
- 22 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 11 Mar 2019
- Ref
- PAO0219
- Sectors
- Charity & Voluntary, Education & Teaching
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
With over 70,000 members, The British Psychological Society is the professional body for psychologists in the UK and the largest psychology community in Europe. An exciting opportunity is available for a professional and confident individual to join our successful Partnership and Accreditation Team, working out of the Society’s Leicester head office. The team is busy and hard-working, with responsibility for accrediting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in psychology delivered across the UK and with our UK university partners internationally.
- Partnership and Accreditation Officer
- Salary Grade 6 - £32 - £35k pa
- Position 1 x 6 months
- Position 1 x 7 months
- Location: Leicester
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide specialist advice and support to our partner courses and review teams. This is a strongly customer-facing role, requiring excellent interpersonal skills, confidence, and the ability to communicate effectively to different audiences. The post holder will be expected to undertake accreditation visits across the UK as well as internationally, in addition to contributing to and leading a number of other events and meetings as required. A willingness to travel regularly and extensively is essential (including overnight stays), demonstration of impeccable time management and organisation and the ability to keep on top of multiple projects and tasks in an agile and responsive manner is key. Previous quality assurance experience in Higher Education, or within a professional body environment is desirable, as is experience of writing formal reports and servicing committees.
How to apply
Visit www.bps.org.uk/staffvacancies for full job descriptions.
To apply please provide a CV and covering letter outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience would be suitable for this post and email to Personnel: personnel@bps.org.uk
Please note any applications received that have not been submitted with a covering letter will NOT be considered
Further information on the work of the Partnership and Accreditation Team can be found at www.bps.org.uk/accreditation
The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 11th March.
Interviews will be held at our Leicester office on Wednesday 20th March.