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Vacancy: Head of Quality and Educational Development Office (0.8 fte)

The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) is looking as soon as possible for a Head of Quality and Educational Development Office (0.8 FTE)

Vacancy number: 25-066

What will you do

As Head of the Quality and Educational Development Office you will shape and safeguard the quality of our education. You will lead the processes that ensure our programmes are not only compliant with national and international standards, but also forward-looking, inclusive, and artistically vibrant.

You will guide the Academy through accreditations, support teachers in their professional development (didactically, artistically and pedagogically), advise Heads of Programmes and the Directorate, and contribute towards the enhancement of current and the creation of new programmes and policies. Your work will be both visionary and hands-on: setting long-term strategies while also paying close attention to the details that make quality education possible.

This is a senior leadership role that combines governance, creativity, and collaboration. You will be part of the leadership team of the Academy, reporting directly to the our commitment on issues on Social safety, student well-being, quality of education and assessment.

Your key responsibilities are

• Designing and updating the curriculum of our current "Artist as Teacher" programme (BKE/BDB), making sure content reflects current best practices in higher education pedagogy, aligns with institutional educational goals, and complies with accreditation requirements;
• Maintaining accreditation standards (national / international), preparing documentation, liaising with accrediting bodies, and ensuring ongoing compliance;
• Setting up and managing the online educational environment (LMS or other platforms), including course content, resources, assessments, feedback systems, and user support;
• Recruiting, coordinating, and supervising guest tutors and workshop facilitators: onboarding them, scheduling, ensuring pedagogic alignment, quality control, and providing them with materials and support;
• Teaching modules yourself: delivering face-to-face and/or online trainings, workshops, seminars, and mentoring sessions for lecturers;
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders (Student Counsellor, EDO, Student Psychologist, HR, Educational Technology) to co-design and deliver workshops on topics such as social safety, inclusion, diversity, working with neurodivergent students, crisis management, wellbeing in teaching, assessment practices, etc;
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on programme outcomes: collecting feedback, analysing data (participant satisfaction, outcomes, retention), making improvements, and reporting to senior management;
• Contributing to strategic planning of professional development initiatives: identifying future trends, proposing new workshops or curriculum enhancements, ensuring continuous lecturer professionalisation aligned with institutional goals;
• Acting as a champion for lecturer professionalisation: advocating for pedagogic development, integrating new teaching methods and innovations across the institution, and promoting lifelong learning for academic staff.

Your profile

We are looking for someone with both pedagogic expertise in higher education and hands-on experience managing didactic programmes. You are visionary and strategic, but also detail-oriented and pragmatic. You thrive in collaboration and know how to work across functions and disciplines.

• Academic Master's degree (or higher) in education, higher education studies, pedagogy, learning & teaching, or a related field. PhD is desirable but not strictly required if equivalent experience is present;
• Substantial experience in higher education teaching and lecturer training programmes (eg. BKE/BDB or equivalent);
• Proven track record in curriculum development, course design, and module updates;
• Experience with accreditation processes or quality assurance in higher education (national / international);
• Strong experience delivering workshops and training (in person and online), including ability to communicate complex pedagogic ideas to academic staff;
• Experience working with diverse educational topics (inclusion, neurodiversity, crisis management, student wellbeing etc.);
• Excellent organisational and project management skills; ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage schedules, deadlines, and resources;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills;
• Technological proficiency: experience working with learning management systems, online platforms, educational technology tools;
• Experience working in creative or practice-based educational environments.

Preferably

• Experience supervising or coordinating a team of tutors or facilitators;
• Publications, presentations or continuous professional development credentials in pedagogy or higher education teaching;
• Knowledge of national higher education frameworks and standards in the Netherlands and Europe.

About us

The Royal Academy of Art (KABK)

The Royal Academy of Art (KABK) forms together with the Royal Conservatoire (KC) the University of the , The Hague. We offer HBO Bachelor and Master education, as well as preparatory courses. There is an intensive collaboration with Leiden University: students can take electives on both sides and there is a PhD program. The University of the is located at two locations in the center of The Hague.

Educational Development Office (EDO)

The Educational Development Office (EDO) serves as a hands-on support hub dedicated to the practical implementation of educational policies and the maintenance of quality standards across the academy. The department manages essential quality assurance cycles, including accreditations and student surveys, to ensure consistency and compliance.

Additionally, the EDO assists teaching teams by providing clear frameworks, assessment tools, and professionalisation programmes to streamline curriculum design and execution. By collecting and analysing educational data, the team monitors progress and ensures that the academy's operational processes remain aligned and effective.

What we offer

• A role central to the professionalisation of our colleagues: you will shape how lecturers learn and grow;
• Opportunity to lead, innovate, and develop a flagship training programme;
• Flexibility in work: hybrid delivery, autonomy in course design and scheduling;
• At first, we offer a contract for one year. The salary amounts to a maximum of €7,175.82 gross per month for a full-time appointment pending experience and education. The position is classified as pay scale 12 under the Collective Agreement for the Universities of Applied Sciences (cao Hbo). Furthermore, we offer a holiday allowance of 8% and a fixed end-of-year bonus of 8.3%; generous holiday leave, part of which is to be taken during school holidays; and good study and development opportunities.

Interested?

How to apply

Please email your CV and a cover letter no later than 4 th January 2026, to , mentioning vacancy number 25-067.

The first round of interviews is scheduled for Monday, 19 th of January.

If you would like to learn more about the position first, please contact Dr , Deputy Director KABK, via .