University of Sheffield Announces Multiple Job Openings in UK (Academic & Administrative Roles)

Head of Compliance, Governance and Risk

University of Sheffield - Estates & Facilities Management

The University of Sheffield is seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Compliance, Governance and Risk to lead strategic compliance and quality assurance across our diverse and complex estate, which spans over 500,000m. This senior leadership role sits within our Estates & Facilities Management department and is critical to ensuring statutory compliance and operational excellence across engineering, maintenance, and project activities.

The University of Sheffield is a truly special place, with a bold and ambitious future.A leading global university renowned for the excellence, impact and the distinctiveness of its research-led learning and teaching across a wide range of disciplines, we are home to 30,000 of the brightest students and over 8,000 staff from more than 140 countries around the world. We want Sheffield to be an international centre of excellence for centuries to come, so we recruit ambitious, creative people from across the globe and we nurture their talent.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Engineering & Maintenance, you will provide strategic direction and senior leadership to maintenance and project teams, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and statutory obligations.

Step into a role where your expertise truly shapes the future. Youll lead strategic initiatives that keep the University ahead of regulatory change, influence multiple workstreams, and tackle complex compliance challenges head-on. This is your opportunity to apply your technical knowledge in electrical, mechanical, and building maintenance while building strong relationships with external bodies. Youll have a platform to demonstrate exceptional leadership and communication skills, drive innovation and change, and make a lasting impact on a diverse and dynamic estate.

We are seeking an individual with a proven track record in engineering or a related discipline, ideally with Chartered Membership of a professional body (CIBSE, IET, IMechE, CIWEM). You will have extensive experience in compliance, governance, and risk management within a complex estate environment, strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to inspire teams and influence at senior levels. A strategic and analytical mindset, capable of driving continuous improvement, change and operational excellence, is essential.

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Academic Programmes and Quality Manager

University of Sheffield - Student & Academic Services

Job description:

Working Pattern: Full Time

Closing Date: 11 January 2025

This post provides an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication, sophisticated stakeholder management, and a commitment to providing high quality services to join our team. As the Academic Programmes and Quality Manager, leading a team, you will be responsible for the strategic leadership and operational delivery of the University’s academic quality framework ensuring compliance with both internal regulations and the external UK higher education (HE) landscape.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

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Assessment and Progression Officer

University of Sheffield - Student & Academic Services

Job description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Academic Programmes Office in two new posts focused on ensuring that the policies, systems and processes underpinning assessment and progression activities are efficient and effective.

Reporting to the Assessment and Progression Manager, the postholders will contribute to key assessment initiatives designed to assure the quality of assessment practices across the University and improve the student and staff experience. This will include the review of the University’s policies and regulations relating to assessment and progression, analysis of current position and best practice within the sector, and development of processes, support and guidance.

We are looking for experience of working with regulations, policies and processes, confidence in managing and manipulating data and effective communication skills, with ability to present complex information in a clear and accessible format to a wide group of stakeholders. This role would particularly suit those who work in an agile manner in a small team but who have the ability to lead on defined areas of responsibility.

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

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Placement Delivery Officer

Sheffield Hallam University - Health and Social Care Placements Team

Permanent

Full time – 37 hours per week

Closing date: 18/01/2026 at 23:30

The Role

The Placement Delivery Officer role forms part of the placement leadership team initially overseeing the delivery of placement activities within the Health and Social Care Placements Team and supporting wider placement activity across the University.

You will work closely with Academic leadership within the School of Health and Social Care to lead a team on sourcing high-quality placement opportunities for all phases of our health provision across the region. You’ll also support compliance activity for student onboarding, as well as placement providers, to ensure quality of learning and safety of our students.

The Team

The Health and Social Care Placements Team supports the delivery of over 23,000 placements each year across the NHS and the Private, Independent and Voluntary Sectors.

It consists of Placement Delivery Officers and Placement coordinators that work with hundreds of health and social care placement providers across the South Yorkshire region and beyond, to train the next generation of qualified clinicians across our professionally accredited courses.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment. You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

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Senior Health and Safety Adviser

Sheffield Hallam University - Governance, Legal and Compliance - Health and Safety

Full time – 37 hours per week

Closing date 11/01/2026 at 23:30

The role

As Senior Health and Safety Advisor, you will:

• Provide proactive, professional HSW advice and develop and deliver training across the University.
• Support the development and implementation of procedures and arrangements that ensure legal compliance and good practice.
• Inspect, audit, monitor and report on safety standards across Colleges, Directorates and Research Centres.
• Champion a strong safety culture through coaching, training and collaborative working.
• Contribute to incident investigation, root-cause analysis and the sharing of learning across the University.

The team/The department

As part of the Governance, Legal and Compliance Directorate, we support Colleges and departments across the University to meet their responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act and associated regulations.

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