Committee Member

About the role

We are seeking to appoint up to six independent committee members from a wide range of universities and colleges to join the OfS Quality Assessment Committee (QAC). The QAC advises the OfS on quality and standards matters across higher education, including applications for degree awarding powers (DAPs). Under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (HERA), the QAC is responsible for providing advice on how the OfS assesses quality and standards at higher education providers. This includes providers seeking to join the OfS Register and those seeking DAPs. Alongside up to three OfS board members, the majority of QAC members must have significant experience of delivering higher education on behalf of an English higher education provider, and it is desirable that they are actively engaged in doing so at the time of appointment. Section 46 of HERA sets out the specific committee membership criteria required to fulfil the function of providing advice on DAPs applications. Details of current members are available on our website . Your expertise We are looking for new committee members who can help ensure that we represent and reflect a wide perspective of a diverse higher education sector. You might have experience of either working in an English university, in an independent provider (with or without degree awarding powers) or in an English further education college, or you could be an employer of graduates. Your role within these education providers might also include representing or promoting the interests of students or research experience. For those working at universities and colleges, we are particularly keen to receive applications from those with senior academic leadership experience and responsibility for the design and operation of effective academic governance arrangements and the delivery of high quality experience and outcomes. You will use your individual perspective and expertise to form and articulate views on the content of DAPs assessment reports, providing independent, robust and high-quality advice to the OfS.