The Associate Dean for Academic Quality, Accreditation & Partnerships is responsible for leading and developing Rome Business School's academic quality assurance, accreditation, university partnership and university-project functions.

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The role is expected to build a robust and scalable academic quality framework capable of supporting the continued growth of RBS, the development of Bachelor and Master programmes, new university partnerships, official or university-validated programmes, and national and international accreditation processes.

The position combines academic leadership, quality governance, external relationship management and project execution.

Key Responsibilities1. Academic Quality Governance

- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the RBS Academic Quality Assurance framework.
- Establish clear academic standards, policies, procedures and quality-control mechanisms across programmes.
- Ensure systematic implementation of programme review and improvement processes.
- Oversee the institutional quality cycle, including programme reviews, academic quality reviews, teaching-quality monitoring and improvement plans.
- Ensure that academic decisions and quality actions are documented, traceable and consistently implemented.
- Promote a culture of evidence-based academic improvement across the School.

2. Accreditation
- Define and lead the School's academic accreditation strategy in coordination with the Dean and senior management.
- Manage existing accreditation requirements and new accreditation projects.
- Coordinate accreditation applications, documentation,



evidence collection, self-assessment processes and external reviews.
- Monitor compliance with accreditation standards and ensure that agreed improvement actions are implemented.
- Maintain institutional readiness for accreditation audits and peer-review visits.

3. University Partnerships
- Lead the academic component of relationships with partner universities and higher-education institutions.
- Support the identification, assessment and development of new academic partnerships.
- Coordinate academic negotiations regarding programme validation, franchising, recognition, credit structures, academic regulations and quality requirements.
- Ensure that RBS programmes delivered in partnership with universities comply with the academic standards and requirements of the relevant partner institution.

4. University and Official Programme Projects
- Provide leadership for the development and management of university-related projects.
- Supervise the University Projects function and establish appropriate project-management and governance mechanisms.
- Support the development of Bachelor programmes and other university-linked academic initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with relevant academic and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate internal stakeholders involved in programme approval, validation and implementation.

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Academic Standards
- Establish and monitor standards related to curriculum quality, learning outcomes, assessment, academic depth and programme coherence.
- Work closely with Academic Affairs & Research and Academic Innovation to ensure that quality requirements are embedded both in programme design and programme delivery.
- Define quality expectations relating to faculty qualifications and academic performance in coordination with the Faculty Management function.

6. Team Leadership
- Lead and develop the Quality, Accreditation and University Projects team.
- Establish clear responsibilities, objectives and KPIs.
- Build the capabilities required for the future growth of the function.
- Promote effective collaboration across Academic Affairs, Academic Innovation, Research, Faculty Management and other School functions.

7. Reporting and Institutional Governance
- Provide regular reports to the Dean on academic quality, accreditation, university partnerships and strategic academic projects.
- Identify academic and regulatory risks and propose corrective actions.
- Participate in relevant academic governance bodies and senior management discussions. xysqume
- Represent Rome Business School, where appropriate, in meetings with universities, accreditation bodies and external academic stakeholders.

Key Interfaces
- Dean
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Research
- Head of Academic Innovation
- Faculty Manager
- Research Manager
- Programme Coordination
- Partner Universities
- Accreditation Bodies
- Quality Assurance organisations
- Corporate and institutional stakeholders

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