Policy Officer

4 weeks ago


York North Yorkshire, United Kingdom University of York Full time


Department

Student and Academic Services supports the University's ambition of offering an outstanding and valuable experience to our students. We support our academic colleagues in achieving excellence in their research, learning and teaching and the student experience. The Student and Academic Services Directorate is committed to providing a high-quality student-centred service that will enhance student life, retention, success and progression, and will be recognised as exemplary both within and outside the University.

Student and Academic Services comprises the following departments:

• Student Administration and Academic Affairs

• Student Careers and Employability

• Library, Archives and Learning Services

• Student Life and Wellbeing

• York Online Learning

• Directorate Administration Team

Role

We are looking to appoint a Policy Officer who will play a key role in supporting a portfolio of work focusing on standards, assessment and academic integrity, as well as contributing to a variety of quality enhancement and assurance activities.

As a member of the Academic Quality and Development Team and reporting to the Policy Manager, the role holder will:

  • Provide advice and support to staff from academic schools/ departments and professional services on a range of quality and regulatory matters, focused primarily on standards, assessment and academic integrity.

  • Develop and disseminate standards and assessment policy, guidance and good practice for a wide audience and particularly to support examination boards.

  • Contribute to the management of external examiners systems and processes.

The salary will be in the Grade 6 range of the University’s salary scales

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

Previous experience of providing professional advice and support to academic staff, knowledge of the national teaching, learning and assessment quality assurance agenda in Higher Education, and excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills are essential for this post.

We particularly encourage candidates with skills, knowledge and experience covering assessment and feedback policies and procedures, and academic misconduct case management.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Adrian Lee on adrian.lee@york.ac.uk .

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