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 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 have good knowledge of assessment design principles and practice with experience of developing or maintaining assessment materials and additional resources.
We are UAL
For the fifth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2023. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.
We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.
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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.