Deputy Assessment Lead

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

The School of Medicine, established in 2018, has successfully graduated three cohorts of doctors and continues to grow. To ensure consistency and quality across all assessments, maintain responsiveness to regulatory change and student feedback, and support students’ preparedness for the national Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), the School is appointing a Deputy Assessment Lead. The postholder will be responsible for the operational planning, delivery and quality assurance of formative and summative assessments across all five years of the undergraduate medical degree programme. 

With a Degree and MBChB or equivalent and registration with the GMC, you will have demonstrable teaching experience at higher education level, and ideally experience of assessments in medical education, with an understanding of the requirements newly qualified doctors as outlined by the GMC Outcomes for Graduates and the Medical Licencing Assessment. Strong communication skills are essential, as well as an ability to meet deadlines sometimes under pressure. Leadership experience will be a benefit.

Informal enquiries can be made to Jo-Anne Johnson, Head of Undergraduate Medicine at jo-anne.johnson@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note: 

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please click the 'Apply' button to download the Job Description and Person Specification.

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