Programme Officer (Assessments)

Job Description

We are really pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our team in the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care as a Programmes Officer (Assessments) .

The work of our Assessments Team is essential to support the learning and teaching of over 3,000 students at King’s each year. As one of our Programmes Officers (Assessments), you will help us to provide world-leading educational support for our students. This is particularly important to us, due to Faculty’s top position in the QS World University Rankings both in UK and globally.

Our Assessments Team works closely with professional services staff and senior academic staff within the Faculty, and other Students & Education services across King’s. We work to ensure a professional, supportive, responsive and personable service incorporating front-line support as the first point of contact for our students and academic staff.

The successful candidate will work proactively to support a broad range of stakeholders. With a highly motived approach, the successful candidate will have the ability to work independently as well as delivering within a team. Most importantly, they will have a passionate commitment to working to ensure the best possible experience for all our students here at King’s.

As a core member of the Faculty’s professional services team, the post holder will be part of a diverse, high performing, inclusive team, that delivers an outstanding level of service and support all Faculty academic administrative processes. We take pride in promoting a culture which places students at the centre of all our activities and student support and experience at the heart of all that we do.

Why choose us

King’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King’s Health Partners, we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power.  REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

For the last three years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). King’s produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal).

It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.

Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work as part of KCL’s hybrid working model where you can work between your home and the office throughout the week.

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and promotion. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a full-time equivalent post

Key responsibilities

• Support student lifecycle processes from, utilising systems and databases- e.g. student records systems and virtual learning environments – accordingly, and in accordance with best practice, ensuring consistency of data and identify and  
• Support all assessment processes in line with university deadlines and regulations and Faculty and external requirements including but not restricted to processing mitigating circumstances forms, assisting with Faculty Assessments Boards, processing marks and awards, assisting with Turnitin queries and all related tasks as directed by the line manager (training will be provided
• Take responsibility for resolving students’ and academics’ enquiries, including face-to-face and via email, responding within agreed timeframes and escalating complex enquiries 
• Liaising with a vast range of stake holders including senior academic and professional services colleagues on range of boards and assessment 
• Work flexibly as part of a team, supporting others in times of high-volume activity, providing cover and supporting the training and development of new staff members. This includes staffing the Nightingale Student Hub front desk on a 
• Take responsibility for own performance and development, through agreeing clear performance objectives, maintaining up-to-date knowledge and reflecting on own 
• Ensuring records are accurately maintained in accordance with the agreed retention 
• Ensure all work is carried out in a professional and timely manner, with appropriate confidentiality and sensitivity 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level 

Excellent written and oral communication skills  

Excellent organization and time management skills  

Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail 

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work on new systems  

Methodical, detail oriented and flexible in a approach to work, maintaining a high level of accuracy 

Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner 

Proactive with the ability to work independently as well as delivering within a team in a flexible manner 

Demonstrates a commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity for staff and students 

Desirable criteria

Experience of using virtual learning environments

Experience in the use of databases, student records systems (such as SITS) and website content management systems

Candidates are strongly encouraged to specifically address the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification in their covering letter.

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability.

King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.