Assessment Officer (PSRB)

About the role

This role forms part of a busy assessment and examination team within the Faculty Education Services department, specifically supporting the professionally regulated programmes including medicine. It is responsible for providing a professional and quality service to both the students and academics of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, proactive administrator who is committed to providing an excellent assessment provision.  The successful applicant will provide administrative support across a range of assessment services and across a range of professionally accredited programmes.

The post holder will be expected to communicate with students and will interact with a wide range of academic and professional service staff from across the School and the University.  The Faculty Education Service is a busy department; you will need to be highly motivated, with good time management and excellent attention to detail. 

The post holder must be an excellent communicator able to present information clearly and concisely and disseminate information across varied levels.  Applicants must have excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel and some experience of a student record system and/or VLE would be beneficial.  The role holder will be expected to manage a varied workload often across competing priorities, requiring the ability to negotiate and influence to deliver an excellent and effective administrative service.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered on an indefinite contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication and presentation skills; demonstrable ability to present information clearly, accurately and concisely to diverse audiences
• Excellent time management with the ability to organise, and plan effectively across competing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail with methodical, exacting standards of written and numerical accuracy
• Able to manage individual workload while working to deliver shared team service levels and objectives
• Ability to make timely informed decisions, independently resolve problems and identify when to escalate risk
• Ability to form professional networks and contribute positively to supporting change
• Demonstrative enthusiasm, drive and initiative; adopts a proactive approach
• Previous HE examination or event coordination experience; with an emphasis on working across a range of assessment activity
• Excellent IT experience, across all Microsoft packages; advanced excel user and experience of production of analytical data reporting

Desirable criteria

• Degree or equivalent
• Experience of programme governance and delivering professional committee servicing

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