AddressJob Purpose
To lead and manage Assessment team
To lead and manage Assessment team
- Responsible for assessment records in the Student Information Management System (SIMS), creation of student component assessment records, ensuring quality of data through validation.
- Responsible for managing results processing, exam board records, and timely transcript release.
- Managing change of results post release of exam board decision and processing the outcome of appeals.
- Implementation to systems for policy and regulation changes relating to assessment, award and progression. Design and delivery of training to inform relevant colleagues of these changes.
- Manage reports and data for Awards and Progress Committee.
- Work with other Student Operations Managers to support and enable the Student lifecycle processes. e.g. progression, recognition of prior learning, programme operationalisation.
- Support the University within the area of Education Services, providing advice and guidance, and supporting projects within Student Operations.
- Liaise with and work in partnership with Student Operations Managers, and College Education Officers to identify areas where processes can be enhanced to improve end-to-end operations.
- Manage the operation of the Assessment team; planning, organising and delegating work, monitoring progress and intervening as required.
- Contribute to the long-term management of the department, interpreting strategies into work priorities suggesting changes to relevant areas of the academic regulations and policy.
- Manage the performance, induction and development of the team.
- Support and guide team members in welfare issues, escalating as necessary to specialist support areas.
- Ensure the delivery of the team’s service, adapting these according to changes in workload and customer requirements, managing customers’ expectations through effective communication across multiple channels.
- Develop networks across departments, schools, other universities and external suppliers to ensure the success of the team’s objectives and long-term plans.
- Review existing processes and procedures, making recommendations for improvements.
- Undertake the training of others in areas relating to the team’s work.
- Undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance.
- Gather and analyse data to inform decisions, establishing basic trends and patterns in data and creating reports as appropriate.
General Duties
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
Person Specification
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THIS ROLE (PERSON SPECIFICATION)
There are usually certain skills, qualifications, or experiences that any employee should have before they can be considered for a role. Some of these will be essential and you would not be able to perform the role without them, but some are desirable.
It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. You should do your best to show clearly how you meet all the essential criteria by giving examples of how, when and where you have performed the required actions before. You can draw on elements from any aspect of your life, such as education, work, home, or community life, as long as you focus on its relevance in comparison to the needs of this job. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
To start your Supporting Statement, simply copy and paste the next section into a separate document, writing your answers and examples at each point. Save the document with the title YOUR NAME – BR NUMBER – JOB TITLE and attach it to your application on the recruitment system.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
Desirable Criteria
There are usually certain skills, qualifications, or experiences that any employee should have before they can be considered for a role. Some of these will be essential and you would not be able to perform the role without them, but some are desirable.
It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. You should do your best to show clearly how you meet all the essential criteria by giving examples of how, when and where you have performed the required actions before. You can draw on elements from any aspect of your life, such as education, work, home, or community life, as long as you focus on its relevance in comparison to the needs of this job. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
To start your Supporting Statement, simply copy and paste the next section into a separate document, writing your answers and examples at each point. Save the document with the title YOUR NAME – BR NUMBER – JOB TITLE and attach it to your application on the recruitment system.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
- Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent work related experience
- Substantial experience of managing a team
- Specialist knowledge of student record management systems, regulations, policy and processes
- Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures
- Ability to communicate detailed and complex information effectively and professionally to a wide range of people
- Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments
- Experience of dealing with performance and welfare issues
- Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered
- Evidence of ability to solve problems using initiative and creativity; using detailed understanding of methodologies to select the right approach
- Evidence of ability to plan the work of a team, over extended time periods, reacting to changes in workload and priority
Desirable Criteria
- Postgraduate/Professional qualification
- Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
- Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
Salary Range Min.
39,347
Salary Range Max.
44,263
Job Category
Management & Executive
Grade
Grade 6
