Quality Assurance Assistant (Curriculum Management – Worktribe Project)

Aston University is launching a new digital curriculum management system (Worktribe), and we are looking for a motivated, detail-focused Quality Assurance Assistant to support this exciting transformation project.

This is a rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience in academic quality assurance, curriculum design, data management, and higher education regulatory processes, while playing a key role in shaping how we manage and assure our taught programme portfolio.

Department: Quality & Planning / Academic Registry – Quality Assurance Team

Directorate: Transformation Management Office

Location: Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week on campus)

Hours: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Contract: 2 months

Working within the Quality Assurance Team and supporting the Transformation Management Office, you will contribute to the successful migration of Aston’s taught curriculum into the Worktribe platform. Your work will directly support improvements in quality assurance, academic governance, and curriculum lifecycle management.

You will be involved in:

• Reviewing and maintaining curriculum data across programmes and systems
• Supporting the digitisation and modernisation of programme and module approval/modification processes
• Collaborating with academic departments to ensure programme information meets regulatory and institutional standards
• Testing new digital tools and workflow processes within the Worktribe system
• Performing data quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Preparing reports and summaries for project and academic stakeholders

We are looking for someone who is:

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and digital platforms

An excellent communicator, both written and verbal

Curious, eager to learn, and confident adopting new systems

Able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment

Interested in higher education policy, academic quality, or university administration

Self-motivated and able to work both independently and within a team

Whether you're early in your career or looking to build specialist experience in academic quality and curriculum management, this role provides excellent development potential.