Head of Unit for Quality Assurance and Educational Development at Roskilde University

Would you like to help build and develop a new unit that will consolidate and strengthen the university's work with quality, education and data?

As the head of our new unit Quality Assurance and Educational Development, you will play a central role in setting the direction for how Roskilde University works with quality assurance, educational development, analysis and strategic decision support. You will have responsibility for a professionally strong staff group and the opportunity to shape the unit's professional profile, collaboration and the way to create value for the university.

At Roskilde University we are currently undergoing a major reorganization, reforming our study programs and soon we will be institutionally accredited. You will play a central role in these changes and tasks by translating strategy into practice, strengthening data-informed development and ensuring that the university's programs continue to meet high quality ambitions.

As unit head you will both ensure stable and professional operations and help shape how the new unit should function and create value: among other things by setting a clear professional direction, getting different competences to work together and strengthening collaboration with management, departments, study boards and academic communities.

The leadership group in StudieLiv, of which you will be a part, prioritizes a strong and trusted internal collaboration – and with our fellow leaders in the rest of the shared administration and the institutes.

You create results by

• setting the strategic direction for the university's work with quality assurance and educational development
• ensuring development and maintenance of the university's quality system
• supporting ongoing quality work through evaluations, follow-up and development of processes
• ensuring professional support for accreditations, pre-qualifications and the development of new study programs
• supporting changes and further development of existing programs
• translating educational data and analyses into a strong basis for decisions and priorities
• developing and coordinating efforts for student wellbeing and dropout prevention in close collaboration with student guidance, departments and academic environments
• creating direction, engagement and well-being for the unit's employees
• driving development and change processes across the organization

We imagine that you

• are a clear and trusted leader who sets a direction and creates room for strong professionalism
• can move confidently between strategy, operations and development
• have experience with quality assurance, educational development, analysis or similar complex development tasks
• can make complex issues understandable and translate them into concrete processes and solutions
• work analytically and see the value in solid data-informed decision support
• are strong in relationships and can build followers across disciplinary and organizational boundaries
• have experience with leadership and with developing staff and professional environments
• thrive being close to both daily operations and larger strategic questions.

Knowledge of the university sector is an advantage but not a requirement. The most important is that you can lead in a complex organization and are eager to make a difference to the university's core mission.

About the unit

The Unit for Quality Assurance and Educational Development is responsible for the university's quality system and supports the development of both new and existing programs. The unit works with teaching evaluations, accreditation, pre-qualification, student well-being, dropout prevention as well as analysis and dissemination of educational data.

Common to the tasks is the ambition to make the university even better at using knowledge, data and academic expertise to develop high-quality programs for the benefit of our students and the society around us.

About the StudieLiv Department

In StudieLiv there are six units, each with its own leader, a deputy director and about 100 staff. As part of the management group you are expected to actively contribute to the development of the overall administration at Roskilde University. You work closely with the other leaders in the department, the university's administrative areas and the academic environments at the institutes.

More information

You are welcome to contact Bitta Nielsen, Deputy Director of Education, [email protected] or mobile 51489358 for more information about the position. You can read more about Roskilde University at: www.ruc.dk

Terms of employment

Employment is in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC or another relevant collective agreement. The position is classified as a senior consultant with personnel responsibility or under the organizational agreement for clerical officers, laboratory technicians and IT staff in the state (HK) with placement in the group 'Special positions'. There will be opportunity to negotiate any allowances.

This is a full-time position of 37 hours per week, reporting to the Deputy Director of Education. Expected start date is January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

In accordance with the directive on pay transparency, the salary ranges for the different job categories at Roskilde University appear here.

Application

Apply for the position at https://ruc.dk/ledige-stillinger-pa-roskilde-universitet/

The application must include

• Motivated application
• CV
• Documentation of education

The application deadline is 25 October 2026.

Material received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

We will hold 1st interviews on 30 October and 2nd interviews on 13 November. You must be prepared for there to be a testing process between the two interviews.

Roskilde University aims to reflect the surrounding society and encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply with us.

The recruitment process at Roskilde University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires that ensures workplace safety, compliance and integrity.

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Location: Roskilde University