Mitigating Circumstances Coordinator

The Examination and Assessment Operations team sit within the Student Administration section of Education Services, supporting the academic purposes of the University, and provides expert administrative support and advice to the University and Colleges relating to operational delivery of exams and reasonable adjustments for undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses. It also manages the administration of mitigating circumstances and allowances for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students.

About the Role

This is a rewarding opportunity to work in the Mitigating Circumstances team and the role is responsible for delivering the administration for examination allowances and adjustments for students by (a) acting as Assistant Secretary to the University's Examination Access and Mitigation Committee (EAMC) and (b) ensuring that applications for examination access arrangements (reasonable adjustments), including adjusted modes of assessment and supporting the examination allowance process for postgraduate students are processed.

Given the role requirements, we invite applications from individuals who:

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Have the ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
• Are positive, helpful, approachable and have a diplomatic manner with a wide range of stakeholders
• Able to foster positive working relationships
• Are conscientious, will contribute to the continuing success of the team
• Are motivated and takes initiative
• Are highly meticulous, accurate and organised
• Are highly flexible and pro-active in approach
• Are quick and comfortable to adapt to change
• Have strong organisational skills and multi-tasking ability

The Exams team is part of the Student Administration Service within Education Services and exceptionally, you may be required to work on other tasks within Education Services if there is a change in priorities.

Benefits of working at the University of Cambridge include:

• An opportunity to be part of a large, experienced, supportive and collaborative team
• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases
• Excellent Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance

Further information is available via the link below. When applying please upload your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and how you meet the essential criteria set out in the Person Specification in the Further Particulars. Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview based upon these criteria.

If you would like more information about the role, informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed by email to Vicky Levet, Vicky.Levet@cam.ac.uk 

Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 15^th August 2024

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47456.

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact SSCjobs@admin.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference AB42519 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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