Assessments and Awards Officer

Contract: Permanent Position. Post is for 35 hours per week

Location: Predominantly based at the Singleton Park Campus however the role holder may occasionally be required to work at the St David’s Park Campus

To deliver its sustainable top 30 ambition Swansea University needs a professional services workforce with the differentiated skills necessary to ensure that it can deliver excellence through efficient and effective systems and processes that harness innovations in technology

The Assessment and Awards Officer will work with the Assessment and Awards Lead to deliver a high quality service coordinating, leading and delivering high quality professional support and management services as well as working closely with academic staff and other stakeholders with student support and information.

You will be expected to have detailed and up-to-date knowledge of the degree programmes and schemes within the Faculty and of the related assessment regulations.

The Assessment and Awards Officer will ensure that advice relating to assessment regulations is highly accurate so an understanding of academic rules, guidance and processes is vital.

This role will suit applicants with a keen eye for detail and who able to focus on specific tasks. They need to be capable of planning and working with academic and professional services staff to ensure the smooth running of the Faculty degree programmes within the academic year. 

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

Please note this job is also being advertised to a pool of colleagues internally as part of our University commitment to employee redeployment.  Should this post be filled from this route then you will receive an email confirming this. If you do not receive an email, please assume that your application is still in process. 

Further Information

The following link provides further information on the benefits of working in Swansea University: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/new-staff/benefits-of-working-at-swansea/

To apply for this position please complete the online application and attach a CV in support of your application.  You will only be shortlisted if you meet all of the essential criteria.  For a full Job Description, please see the below attached document.

For further information please contact Jayne Walters (Academic Quality and Assessment Manager) at e.j.walters@swansea.ac.uk, Emma Knight (Assessment and Awards Lead) at e.j.knight@swansea.ac.uk or Gareth Davies (Head of Education and Student Experience) at g.a.davies@swansea.ac.uk

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