Director of Academic Quality

We are seeking a Director of Academic Quality to provide strategic leadership across the Academic Quality and Innovation functions. About this role

This is a newly created senior leadership role, established to bring AIC's quality, compliance, programme development, learning and teaching, and instructional design functions together under one strategic lead.

Reporting to the Chief Executive (with a secondary line to the DCE – Academic Delivery & Research), this role offers a rare opportunity to shape the institutional foundations that will take AIC into its next phase of growth.

This position is a full-time permanent role based at our Auckland City Campus.

Your responsibilities will include

• Providing strategic leadership across academic quality systems, compliance and assurance, programme development, learning and teaching, and instructional design
• Leading the design and continuous improvement of an institution-wide Quality Management System that exceeds compliance requirements and embeds best practice
• Ensuring quality frameworks align with AIC's partnerships with Future Skills and Otago Polytechnic
• Building and sustaining a robust compliance and assurance capability, giving the Chief Executive and ELT confidence that AIC meets its legislative, regulatory, and contractual obligations
• Providing strategic oversight of programme development, review, and NZQA approval/accreditation activity
• Leading AIC's learning and teaching development agenda, including the Experiential Education Framework, AI-safe assessment approach, and Learning and Teaching Competency Framework
• Providing strategic leadership of the instructional design function, ensuring learning experiences are pedagogically sound, engaging, inclusive, and accessible
• Leading and developing a high-performing team, including the Compliance & Assurance Lead, Learning & Teaching Lead, and Instructional Designer

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:

A master’s or doctoral qualification in education, quality management, or a related field

Proven experience developing and implementing institution-wide Quality Management Systems within tertiary institutions, with thorough working knowledge of NZQA regulatory requirements and compliance obligations

A proven track record of successful programme development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Experience applying learning theory and pedagogical practice, including experiential learning, at a higher or tertiary institution

Demonstrated experience leading organisation-wide learning and teaching competency frameworks

Experience in instructional design, educational technology, and curriculum development at Level 7 and above

Practical knowledge of compliance and quality assurance processes and governance structures in the tertiary education environment

Experience in complex, multi-stakeholder and international/multicultural education settings

A strategic thinker and empowering leader who builds capability in others and drives change with clarity and confidence

Understanding of and respect for Māori culture, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and their application in the tertiary education context

Auckland International Campus (AIC) is a high-profile international education partnership between Future Skills and Otago Polytechnic. At AIC, we shape not just minds, but futures and our people play an essential part in shaping a supportive, empowering, and inspiring learning environment.

At AIC, we live our values by ensuring that we teach the next generation the skills, tools, and capability required to thrive in a global workforce.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV and Cover Letter. Please note there will be some pre-requisite questions that you will also need to complete.

Applicants must have eligibility to work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your career. For further information on AIC, please visit www.op.ac.nz/auckland or email our People & Culture team at [email protected].