Senior Assessment Officer
| Posting date: | 20 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,132.00 to £39,355.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of South Wales |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | R5054 |
Summary
Are you looking for your next exciting career opportunity? We could have the perfect role for you.
Academic Registry is one of the University of South Wales' (USW) key professional services departments, delivering high-quality administrative, logistical, and information services for students throughout their studies, from enrolment to graduation. We oversee academic quality assurance, enhancement, and the administrative services that underpin the University’s curriculum and student journey. The role will be based within the Student Records and Assessment Team of Academic Registry.
The Role
You will work across all areas of the team and will be assigned specific lead business process responsibilities for delivery within the team. The remit of the team includes student record management, academic integrity, assessment administration processes and services (including issuing results), graduation ceremonies, certificate, transcript and past student services with the associated systems, related web support and information.
About you:
A proactive, self-motivated and positive approach
An ability to develop, deliver and maintain your team’s services to a high performance
Strong relationship, influential and networking skills
A customer first mindset by building key customer and colleague relationships
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work accurately and quickly to plan key activities/events, complete complex tasks and manage others in meeting deadlines.
High standards in written, verbal and presentation skills
A minimum of 3 years’ experience within administration
Our people:
In Academic Registry we believe our people are our most important resource. We aim to enable staff to develop careers within USW and more widely across the HE sector. You will be able to take up opportunities for your development that will enhance your career prospects. As part of this team you will need to embrace the University’s Core Values and work to the Association of University Administrators ‘Professional Behaviors Framework’.
What We Offer
We promise a work environment that is both supportive and invigorating, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development. You will be welcomed into a culture that truly values every individual’s contribution.
Location
The University is currently operating a hybrid-model of working. The role will be based primarily at the USW Pontypridd campus, although you will need to travel and work at any of the three USW campuses as well as homeworking. The successful candidate would be expected to work on campus for a proportion of each week, typically 2 or 3 days. A flexible approach to working hours may be necessary to support the delivery of our services, with some work occasionally taking place outside normal office hours.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Andrea Davies on andrea.davies@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
Academic Registry is one of the University of South Wales' (USW) key professional services departments, delivering high-quality administrative, logistical, and information services for students throughout their studies, from enrolment to graduation. We oversee academic quality assurance, enhancement, and the administrative services that underpin the University’s curriculum and student journey. The role will be based within the Student Records and Assessment Team of Academic Registry.
The Role
You will work across all areas of the team and will be assigned specific lead business process responsibilities for delivery within the team. The remit of the team includes student record management, academic integrity, assessment administration processes and services (including issuing results), graduation ceremonies, certificate, transcript and past student services with the associated systems, related web support and information.
About you:
A proactive, self-motivated and positive approach
An ability to develop, deliver and maintain your team’s services to a high performance
Strong relationship, influential and networking skills
A customer first mindset by building key customer and colleague relationships
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work accurately and quickly to plan key activities/events, complete complex tasks and manage others in meeting deadlines.
High standards in written, verbal and presentation skills
A minimum of 3 years’ experience within administration
Our people:
In Academic Registry we believe our people are our most important resource. We aim to enable staff to develop careers within USW and more widely across the HE sector. You will be able to take up opportunities for your development that will enhance your career prospects. As part of this team you will need to embrace the University’s Core Values and work to the Association of University Administrators ‘Professional Behaviors Framework’.
What We Offer
We promise a work environment that is both supportive and invigorating, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development. You will be welcomed into a culture that truly values every individual’s contribution.
Location
The University is currently operating a hybrid-model of working. The role will be based primarily at the USW Pontypridd campus, although you will need to travel and work at any of the three USW campuses as well as homeworking. The successful candidate would be expected to work on campus for a proportion of each week, typically 2 or 3 days. A flexible approach to working hours may be necessary to support the delivery of our services, with some work occasionally taking place outside normal office hours.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Andrea Davies on andrea.davies@southwales.ac.uk
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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