Chief Examiner Music Performance and Production

The opportunity

UAL Awarding Body are recruiting for the post of Chief Examiner for Music Performance and Production. To join us, you’ll need a proven track record working in the Further Education sector.  

Working closely with the Associate Dean of Academic Standards and team of Chief Examiners, you will provide expert advice, subject knowledge and academic input to the design, development, delivery and assessment of UAL Awarding Body qualifications in all aspects of music performance and production including, but not limited to, qualifications at Level 1, 2, 3 and L4.

About you

An expert in your field you will have a degree in music or an equivalent professional qualification in the music sector and you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of UAL Awarding Body qualifications, educational frameworks and the requirements of educational regulatory bodies such as Ofqual and CCEA, and the Department for Education.  

The ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively, setting standards particularly relating to assessment, quality assurance, external verification and/or external moderation is essential. 

This role does require the post-holder to have a DBS check in place. 

In addition, you will keep abreast of contemporary developments in the music industry through your network of professional contacts and a commitment to continuing professional development. Recent music industry experience would be advantageous and experience of leading on, or contributing to, the design and development of regulated qualifications is desirable. 

Please apply early as this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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Candidates are advised to submit applications early.

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