Matthew Kitching Email & Phone Number

In this position I deputise for the Chief Executive Officer and hold the responsibilities of my previous role at Bucks with the addition of university sport, societies, the Union's Advice Centre and its governance. I manage a team of 19 staff, of which 4 are direct reports, and a budget in excess of £770,000.

This role was part of the organisation's Senior Management Team with responsibility for policy and research, report writing, campaigns, training, academic representation, the Volunteering Department and student retention initiatives. I managed a team of 5 staff as well as a wider team of volunteers and student staff and also held operational and management.

Chief elected officer of the membership organisation with responsibility for finance, staffing, legal compliance, governance and representing over 9000 students. I was a charitable trustee of the Union which had a £2 million turnover, 30 permanent employees and over 250 casual and temporary staff. I was Chair of the most senior Union committees, including.

Part of the Journal's Regional Editorial Team, responsible for reviewing academic articles and producing content about research developments, events and activities across the Region.

Member of inspection teams responsible for monitoring compliance with accreditation standards among independent further and higher education providers

Member of QAA audit and review teams responsible for determining whether institutions have appropriate mechanisms to ensure the quality of their academic standards and of the learning opportunities offered to students. The process requires team members to read large volumes of complex information, question a variety of university and college personnel.

Responsible for providing students' unions at UK higher education institutions with advice, guidance and support in preparing for external quality assurance reviews as well as advice and assistance as they seek to develop and enhance their student engagement mechanisms.

Own and run a professional academic proof service aimed at students, staff and researchers submitting academic work and journal articles in English. Specialising in spelling, grammar, punctuation and presentation.

Brussels

Member of review teams accrediting business programmes at higher education providers across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Member of review teams evaluating national quality assurance agencies operating across the European Higher Education Area.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Member of international review teams conducting developmental evaluations in Europe and South America.

Brussels

I help to administer the ESU Quality Assurance Expert Pool, selecting students for the pool and individual reviews and evaluations, delivering training on quality assurance matters and deputising for ESU Executive Committee members on quality assurance at events and conferences.

Responsible for supporting the Deputy Chief Executive and Senior Policy Officer, through research, in preparing consultation responses, research reports and member briefings.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Peer Reviewer for the Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master’S Degree, Government, Policy And Politics, Merit

Bachelor’S Degree, Criminal Justice/Police Science, 2:1