Deputy Head of Student Assessments

We are seeking to recruit maternity leave cover for the Deputy Head of Student Assessments, taking on a management role within the Student Assessments section of Student Registry. The section undertakes all elements of assessment planning, such as exam timetabling, invigilation planning, exam paper management, and implementation of exam adjustments. It also manages research and taught degree submissions throughout the year.
The Deputy Head of Student Assessments fulfils a key leadership role in the team, and is crucial to providing support to the Head of Student Assessments, and to the management of operational exams processes.
For the right candidate we would consider underfilling the role at grade 7 (£36,024-£44,263 per annum) with an appropriate reduction in duties. This post may also be consider a secondment opportunity.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme


• 38 days annual leave


• A comprehensive range of childcare services


• Family leave schemes


• Cycle loan scheme


• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans


• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working, within the requirements of the post.
About the Role
The Deputy Head of Student Assessments is a leadership role with Student Assessments, and Student Registry more widely, and the successful candidate will work with colleagues from right across the University.
This role is a highly visible one within the University, and the appointee will be responsible for making operational decisions in emergent situations. Central to the role is maintaining efficient processes and accurate application of University policy, through management of the section's resources.
Specific expertise in customer service, and detailed policy and process knowledge will be required, as well as the ability to work on process improvement and change management. A willingness to learn and develop on the job is crucial.

The successful candidate will have a track record of management and leadership, ideally in a higher education environment. You will have experience of managing a diverse team, and of change management.
You will be open-minded and proactive, willing to take on the ideas of others and to carry them forward as an important element of process renewal. You will be experienced in report writing, and in presenting data to audiences to advance the goals of the team.
You will have a good understanding of education policy and practice, and a willingness to develop that knowledge. You will stay up to date with developments in assessment practice across the higher education sector, and seek to balance these innovations with institutional practice.