Salary - £46,165 per annum
Hours - 35 hours per week
Contract - Fixed Term - 6 months
Location - Stamford
Closing Date - 2nd April 2026
Are you an experienced Higher Education leader with a passion for quality, student experience, and curriculum excellence?
We’re seeking an Interim HE Manager to lead and support our HE provision at Stamford during an exciting period of development. This is a key role where you’ll drive quality, performance, and student success across a diverse curriculum including counselling, teacher education, animal management, and sport.
About the role
You’ll take ownership of HE curriculum performance and quality assurance, ensuring all provision meets regulatory and awarding body requirements. Working closely with colleagues across University Centre Peterborough, you’ll ensure a consistent, high-quality student experience while contributing to strategic growth and enhancement.
Alongside leadership responsibilities, you’ll also contribute to teaching (approx. 100–150 hours annually), keeping you connected to the student experience.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading HE quality assurance, validation, and compliance processes
- Driving continuous improvement in teaching, learning, and assessment
- Managing staff performance, development, and wellbeing
- Enhancing the student experience and ensuring parity across provision
- Supporting recruitment, outreach, and partnership activity
- Monitoring performance data and leading on quality reporting
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in HE leadership and quality assurance
- Strong knowledge of QAA, OfS, and regulatory requirements
- Experience of course development and validation
- A confident leader who can inspire and develop teams
- A student-focused approach with a passion for continuous improvement
Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to make an immediate impact in a dynamic HE environment, working collaboratively to shape high-quality provision and support student success.
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.