Business & Law (Assessors)

The Department of Marketing, Retail and Tourism is on an ambitious course to strengthen its profile as an inclusive and highly renowned department of marketing professional practice and research for places and the service sectors.

Enhancing our excellence around pillars of strength – the Institute of Place Management (IPM), consumer behaviour, digital marketing, retail, tourism – we deliver educational and research outcomes that respond to the national and global post-Covid revitalisation of the service sectors and local economies, and the big global challenges of sustainability, digital futures and industry 4.0.

Accredited by major professional bodies and embedded proudly in the dynamic and vibrant Manchester city region and with global networks, our vision is to create an integrated and impactful marketing knowledge and graduate pipeline that transforms lives, businesses and communities.

We are looking to appoint Independent Digital Marketing Assessors with expertise in Digital Marketing to help drive forward our successful portfolio of Digital Marketing Degree Apprenticeship programmes.

Assessors are required to assess Digital Marketer Degree Apprentices as part of the end Point Assessment process for the Degree Apprenticeship. Independent assessors need to be totally independent to the training delivery and will not have been involved with the apprentice's employment, have not taught on the Digital Marketer Apprenticeship Programme at the Manchester Metropolitan University.

This position is contract based, for a one-off period during the first 3 weeks of May 2023. Training for the role will be provided in April 2023, on campus which you must attend.

Essential to the role

You will

• Have a good first degree ideally in a relevant academic subject
• Have extensive relevant industry experience with an in-depth understanding of their relevant discipline which will be aligned to the occupational areas they will be assessing.
• Indicators of Professional standing such as membership of relevant Professional bodies, e.g. Fellowship/Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, Membership/Fellowship of the British Computer Society, Institute of Data and Marketing, Interaction Design Foundation, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Management Institute or similar
• Be student-focused in your academic practice, committed to quality, collaborative in your work and driven in your own professional development.

Desirable to the role

You will:

• Have a PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Certificate of Education, Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGC LTHE) or membership of the Higher Education Academy.

• Have experience of teaching in a higher education setting, and experience of Unit/Module Leadership (unit/module design, unit/module management, assessment, quality assurance) is desirable.

Training will be provided to ensure all independent assessors will understand and be fully competent in the development and application of appropriate marking schema and rubrics. Independent assessors will be fully briefed to understand the marking criteria and rubrics for the End Point Assessment.

Independent assessors will undertake an appropriate induction to fully understand the Digital Marketer Degree Apprenticeship model and apprenticeship standards so that all assessments are applied with the correct context.

In addition to the above, Independent Assessors will attend regular standardisation events (minimum one per year) and will therefore be fully conversant with good assessment practice, operating assessment tools and grading. All Independent assessors will be required to meet QAA requirements

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and Covering Letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria of the role via our application portal.

For informal enquiries please contact Andrew Lewis (Head of Apprenticeships MRT) on a.lewis@mmu.ac.uk. Please contact Dr Steven Rhoden (Head Of Department MRT s.rhoden@mmu.ac.uk regarding for any formal enquiries. Interview date – March 2023

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.