Assessment and Awards Administrator

Salary: Grade 5 £23,715 – £ 26,396 per annum pro rata together with NEST pension benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 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 Award Administrator will work within the Faculty Education and Student Experience Team in partnership with academic staff, to deliver the highest levels of excellence in professional support.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring they work in accordance with all University policies and procedures, governance and constitutional frameworks, seeking guidance from team leaders/managers where appropriate.

This role will suit applicants who have significant experience in working in education within assessment, examinations and student awards/progression or clear transferable skills.

The post holder will need to be highly organised, proactive, with a strong eye for detail and be able to work to tight deadlines under pressure, anticipating problems which may arise.

The role will involve working closely with academic staff from a particular programme/s of study, or supporting a particular function within the team across the faculty, so the ability to form effective working relationships and gain an understanding of academic programmes and regulations is essential.

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