Senior Assessment Officer X3 (2 Permanent and 1 Fixed Term)

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The opportunity

As a leading provider of further education pre-degree qualifications, UAL Awarding Body is growing to meet the demand for our qualifications that inspire transformative education for young people. 

UAL Awarding Body is an awarding organisation specialising in qualifications within the performing and creative arts. The Assessment Officer is a new role and will be part of the Qualifications and Assessment team, who are responsible for designing and developing products and managing the product lifecycle. This role will contribute to the work of the team by supporting the assessment design capacity of the team and the qualification and assessment development process by ensuring the creation of valid, reliable, and manageable assessments. 

Reporting to the Assessment Design Manager, the Assessment Officer, will also support with the delivery and standard setting of live assessments as required. They will also project manage the process of gathering evidence to support the ongoing validation of our approach to assessment (including digital assessment). They will support and conduct research relevant to Assessment Design as required.   

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.  We are looking to fill three positions – two permanent and one fixed term.  

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have 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. You 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 a good knowledge of assessment design principles and practice with experience of developing or maintaining assessment materials and additional resources.   

 Should you have any queries about this role please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Resourcing Adviser via email at RKEEstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk. 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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