Assessment Manager

Have you ever considered working in an exciting, inclusive engineering training environment?

Do you have the desire and ability to work within a professional team that offers access to the best learning and development programmes, outstanding rewards and in house extras such as free gym use and flexible working.  If so, there are multiple opportunities arising in MOD Lyneham which are the result of a unit move from St Athan. This will enhance the support to the development of our trainees and local community. 

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Working within HQ DSEME EC&V department, the successful candidate will be:

• Ensure correct assessment practices within the Training Delivery area, in the form of internal quality assurance including: Coordinating the Depts Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) assessment sampling plans and activities to allow for the monitoring of assessments in compliance with accrediting organisations policies and procedures
• Ensure the standardisation of assessment practices is planned, reviewed and monitored.
• Ensure the Dept maintains a current system of hard copy assessment papers in the event of electronic generated exams being unavailable.
• Collate and provide assessment data and information for stakeholders as required.
• Analyse student feedback and in accordance with JSP 101 Defence writing style, analyse, collate and produce individual course reports with recommended actions, using all available data capture methods with timely publication to key stakeholders as per published timetable.
• Undertake assessment verification: implement and maintain a facility and discrimination index value (FV & DI) system to maintain the validity of Authority owned question banks.

Dept Accreditation point of contact:

• Maintain communication links with External Awarding organisations to ensure compliance of assessment/documentation material, and timely payment of invoices via CP&F finance system.
• Lead verifier in examining and authorising accreditation Professional Recognitions Award (PRAs) applications.
• Make amendments where required within area of responsibility

The successful candidate will have excellent IT skills to extensively use MS Office and proven communication and writing skills.

They will need experience of communicating and presenting to higher grade levels and with multiple key stakeholders.

The desirable qualifications/experience for the post are as follows:

• Experience. Relevant experience of working in a Training Environment evaluating training.
• Knowledge of the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).
• An awareness of Moodle applications

Qualifications – The Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment or be willing to complete within 12 months of taking up post.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

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Job contact :

• Name : Lynne Horne
• Email : lynne.horne922@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk