Associate Academic Registrar (Assessment, Progression and Awards)

Solent University; Southampton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Solent University is seeking an experienced Associate Academic Registrar to lead assessment, progression and awards administration in Southampton. You will manage a team and work across academic departments, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving service improvements.

The post holder will support delivery from enrolment through to graduation, preparing boards and coordinating with external examiners as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment, progression and awards administration in HE.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines.
• Proven track record leading teams and collaborating across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment, progression and awards administration across the institution.
• Manage a team and support academic departments and schools.
• Oversee examination boards and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive service improvements and align processes with policy.
• Coordinate from enrolment through graduation and prepare boards.

Skills

Leadership

Higher Education experience

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Education/ Administration

Job description

Solent University is seeking an experienced Associate Academic Registrar to lead assessment, progression and awards administration. You will manage a team, support academic departments, oversee examination boards, ensure regulatory compliance and drive service improvements. We are looking for a collaborative leader with strong Higher Education experience and excellent organisational skills.

An opportunity has arisen within Solent University’s Academic Registry for an Associate Academic Registrar (Assessment, Progression and Awards).

Reporting to the Academic Registrar, and leading a team and working closely across teams, the postholder will support Solent’s academic departments and schools in the delivery of their strategies. Working across the institution, the postholder has responsibility for providing high-quality administration and co-ordination of matters relating to assessment, progression and awards, from enrolment through to graduation. Working within a wider team of Associate Academic Registrars, the postholder will be responsible for ensuring the assessment scaffolding is in place, and subsequently ensuring preparedness, for the Progression and Award Boards, including application of extenuating circumstances, managing curriculums for suspended returners, and engagement with external examiners.

The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of assessment practices across a complex range of provision, with the ability to work to regular and tight deadlines while providing a core service to students, academic colleagues and wider professional services. Informed by the University’s values, the postholder will champion a risk-based and collaborative approach, using compliance as an enabler for ongoing enhancement and high-quality service delivery.

We are looking for a candidate who has a range of Higher Education experience and can evidence a track record of supporting academic areas while working at pace. Experience of identifying process improvements and enhancements alongside an appreciation of the policies and procedures that the University operates is also beneficial.

Solent University offers an excellent benefits package. More Information.

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