Assessment Delivery Officer

Assessment Delivery Officer

Department: Quality and Compliance

Location: 2x Newcastle Campus and 2x Sunderland Campus

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (including 30-minute paid break)

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Reports To: Head of Quality and Compliance

Company Description

UK Management College (UKMC) is a growing higher education provider offering a range of business-focused and professional programmes. Our focus is on delivering practical, career-driven education that prepares students for real opportunities in industry. We work with experienced academics, established professionals, and industry partners to ensure our courses remain relevant, supportive, and high-quality.

Job Purpose

The Assessment Delivery Officer is responsible for ensuring the integrity, fairness, and regulatory compliance of admissions, entry, and preparatory assessment activities across the College. The postholder delivers admissions and entry-related assessments in line with approved requirements, manages the delivery environment, and ensures compliance, consistency, and integrity of assessment processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver presentations and assessments to applicants.

• Conduct admissions compliance and application checks at relevant stages.

• Maintain and improve assessment processes.

• Review documentation and identify, report, and log suspicious submissions or activity.

• Maintain accurate and auditable admissions records.

• Identify, record, and escalate admissions-related risks or non-compliance.

• Support regulatory returns, audits, and reviews.

• Act as Assessment Compliance Officer safeguarding academic integrity and learner welfare.

• Ensure full compliance with approved procedures and regulatory standards.

• Verify identity checks and key compliance controls.

• Produce concise post-session compliance reports.

• Maintain systems for tracking compliance evidence.

• Contribute to risk management, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.

• Work collaboratively across admissions, academic, and professional services teams.

• Maintain independence, impartiality, confidentiality, and professional boundaries at all times.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent relevant professional experience.

• Experience working within regulated or controlled processes.

• Experience delivering assessments, teaching, training, or structured sessions.

• Experience managing controlled delivery environments.

• Experience conducting application checks or compliance verification.

• Experience producing written records suitable for audit purposes.

• Understanding of fairness, integrity, and confidentiality in admissions processes.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.

• Confident classroom or session management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements consistently.

• Strong professional judgement and risk identification capability.

• High levels of integrity, impartiality, and professionalism.

• Calm and measured approach in high-pressure situations.

Teaching Enhancement Quality Assurance Lead

Teaching Enhancement Quality Assurance Lead

Department: Academic

Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (with occasional weekend working

Reports To: Dean of UKMC

Travel Required: Yes – travel to other campuses within the UKMC Group

About UKMC

UK Management College (UKMC) is a growing higher education provider delivering career-focused programmes aligned with industry and professional standards. We work closely with academic staff and partners to ensure high-quality, relevant and supportive learning experiences for students.

Job Purpose

To provide strategic leadership in teaching quality, academic standards and quality assurance across the College. The role ensures excellence in classroom practice, drives continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and maintains full compliance with regulatory and institutional requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Teaching Quality & Academic Standards

- Provide strategic leadership for teaching enhancement and quality assurance across all campuses.

- Ensure academic delivery, session reporting and classroom practice consistently meet institutional, partner, and regulatory standards.

- Drive continuous improvement in teaching quality, student engagement and academic outcomes.

Observation & Feedback

- Lead and manage a structured classroom observation framework across campuses.

- Conduct developmental observations in line with agreed schedules and compliance requirements

- Deliver detailed, constructive feedback to lecturers, supporting measurable improvement in teaching practice.

Mentoring & Academic Development

- Design, implement, and oversee a structured mentoring and coaching programme.

- Support professional development, teaching excellence and Advance HE fellowship progression.

- Identify development needs and contribute to targeted academic capability building.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

- Oversee quality assurance processes related to session reports, assessments and teaching documentation.

- Ensure alignment with curriculum standards, academic integrity, and regulatory requirements (e.g. OfS, awarding bodies).

- Provide expert guidance on safeguarding, data protection, and academic compliance.

Data, Insight & Continuous Improvement

- Analyse student feedback, retention, progression and achievement data.

- Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching practices and quality initiatives.

- Implement data-driven strategies to improve academic performance and student experience.

Collaboration & Leadership

- Work closely with the Dean and academic leadership teams to support strategic objectives.

- Deliver structured CPD programmes to enhance teaching capability across departments.

- Lead and influence academic teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Representation & External Engagement

- Represent the College in internal and external quality reviews and audits.

- Contribute to institutional planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Ensure academic provision meets and exceeds partner and regulatory expectations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

- PHD in Higher Education.

- Recognised teaching qualification appropriate to UK Higher Education.

- Fellowship of Advance HE

- Significant experience within UK Higher Education (Associate Professor or Professor level).

- Evidence of continuous professional development in teaching, learning and academic leadership.

- Formal training in mentoring, coaching, or educational leadership (desirable).

Experience & Knowledge

- Proven experience teaching in UK Higher Education with strong student outcomes.

- Experience conducting classroom observations and delivering developmental feedback.

- Strong knowledge of UK HE regulatory frameworks (OfS, QAA, awarding bodies).

- Experience leading mentoring, coaching, or CPD initiatives.

- Ability to analyse student data and implement improvement strategies.

Skills & Attributes

- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

- Excellent communication and ability to provide constructive feedback.

- High attention to detail and commitment to academic quality and compliance.

Strong organisational and time management skills.

- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusivity and professional integrity.

- Flexibility to travel across campuses and support occasional evening/weekend activities.

- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.