Senior Assessment Officer

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is seeking an experienced Assessment Officer to play a key role supporting the UAL Awarding Body.

UAL Awarding Body is an awarding organisation specialising in qualifications within the performing and creative arts. We design and award creative qualifications that empower and inspire educators to help students reach their potential.

This role is an ideal opportunity to be part of a growing awarding organisation where the work is both stimulating and varied and makes a meaningful impact to the lives of young people and inspires educators who deliver our qualifications.  

As Senior Assessment Officer, you will be part of the Qualifications and Assessment team, who are responsible for designing and developing qualifications and assessments.

Your responsibilities will include:

•Overseeing the design of valid, robust, and reliable assessments that are fit for purpose through review and quality checks
•Working with internal stakeholders, including the Assessment Design Manager to produce and maintain assessment strategies for new qualifications  
•Supporting the Assessment Design Manager in scoping new approaches to assessments within the creative and performing arts sectors
•Conducting research and internal and external stakeholder discussions and focus groups to inform new assessment approaches
•Ensuring the quality of assessment materials and other documentation

About you

To succeed in this role, you must have good project management skills, with the ability to work across multiple projects and prioritise your own time. You will have excellent planning and organisation skills and will pride yourself on delivering high-quality work with attention to detail in document production.  

Verbal and written skills are paramount, alongside the ability to work as part of a team made up of multiple stakeholders across different professional levels.  

You will also have good knowledge of assessment design principles and experience of developing or maintaining assessment materials and additional resources.  

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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