Academic Assessment Coordinator - Durban at Mancosa

About the position

Introduction

MANCOSA, a DHET- registered and CHE- accredited private higher education and distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available:

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR - DURBAN

CORE PURPOSE
To implement assessment processes and activities and ensure that the quality, integrity and authenticity of assessments are maintained at all times across the institution and platforms: distance and LMS-supported delivery.

Description
CORE FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for the administration of assessments (formative and summative) for an assigned group of programmes; certificates; diplomas, bachelor degrees and postgraduate programmes across platforms in line with assessment policies and procedures.
• Appoint and allocate assessments to approved examiners/moderators for groups of programmes as assigned; track and notify academics of assessment/moderation bundles and follow up on assigned assessments according to set timelines.
• Review and sign off assessments before uploading them on the LMS.
• Processing of payments for examiners and moderators.

Minimum Requirements
QUALIFICATION (S)

• Relevant Postgraduate degree
• 3 years experience in a similar/related field

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge and experience in assessment development coordination at a tertiary level
• Experience working with processes and procedures
• Knowledge of MIS and LMS
• Meaningful communication, problem-solving, analytical and critical thinking, and self-management skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Be able to work during weekends and after hours if required. 

Desired Skills:

• Scheduling
• Collaboration
• Detail Oriented
• Data Entry
• Microsoft Excel
• Facilitation
• Compliance