Internal Only - Education Developer (Assessment and Feedback)

Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Updated: about 16 hours ago
Location: Cardiff, WALES

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This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only.  Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.

Internal Applicants Only - Education Developer (Assessment and Feedback)

The Education Developer will support the student experience of assessment and feedback at Cardiff University through the development and delivery of activities, initiatives, resources and institutional projects designed to support enhancements in practice within these areas.
The role will involve working in partnership with schools and programme teams and in collaboration with specialist colleagues from the Learning and Teaching Academy as well as other professional departments to support assessment and feedback transformation across Cardiff University.
The role will include sharing effective practices and providing specialist advice and guidance to academic staff and Schools on approaches to assessment design (including designing assessments to mitigate against unfair practice, particularly through the misuse of generative-AI), delivery and management. It will also involve leading the design and delivery of continuing professional development events and resources across a range of assessment and feedback-related themes to support schools and programme teams to develop excellent quality, student-centred, inclusive and engaging assessments and to provide consistent and high-quality feedback designed to support learning.
The postholder will provide expert advice and consultancy to senior managers and the academic community on matters relating to assessment and feedback and in response to the student voice

This post is full-time and open-ended.

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum (Grade 6).  Appointments would usually be at the bottom of the grade.

Important note:  
It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet all of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.  Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined above. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g., Supporting Statement for 20264BR 

Closing date: Friday, 18 July 2025

External applications are currently not being considered for this post.  If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.


Job Description

Key Duties

  • Provide expert pedagogical advice and guidance to senior managers, academic staff and Schools on holistic and innovative approaches to assessment and feedback design that enhance the student learning experience, supporting Schools with their implementation.
  • Play an active role in disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teaching and learning communities, working/project groups and networks to support the delivery of strategic priorities relating to assessment and feedback, respond to the student voice and ensure that all students at Cardiff have an excellent learning experience. This will involve leading on areas of expertise, where appropriate.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of a suite of professional development events, workshops, resources and other enhancement activities/events for Cardiff University staff across a range of assessment and feedback related themes, in alignment with quality assurance processes. This includes the provision of bespoke support for Schools and programme teams, where appropriate.
  • Take responsibility for resolving issues independently in relation to assessment and feedback where they fall within set role objectives.
  • Plan and deliver projects and initiatives in line with strategic priorities in assessment and feedback, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed.
  • Support Senior Education Developers and academic Schools to plan, deliver and implement institutionally impactful academic development and curriculum enhancement programmes that fully integrate assessment and feedback considerations to enhance the student educational experience.
  • Raise the profile of excellence in learning and teaching internally and externally through communication, dissemination and events.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links and networks with the University’s College, Schools and professional service departments and outside bodies, as required, to support assessment and feedback enhancement.
  • Monitor and evaluate the impact of projects, workshops and resources on assessment and feedback practices and the student learning experience, using findings to proactively change the design/delivery according to the needs of key stakeholder and to inform recommendations for future practice.
  • Undertake personal and professional development to enhance performance, keeping abreast of sector developments within assessment and feedback, engaging in pedagogic scholarship to support and enhance academic practice and curriculum development across the University and the higher education sector.
    • General Duties
  • Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
  • Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department.
  • Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity

    • Person Specification

    Essential Criteria

    Qualifications and Education

  • Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.
    • Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • Substantial experience of supporting academics (and professional services staff) in relation to of assessment and feedback and the enhancement of the student educational experience, including providing support and guidance on designing e-assessments and assessments that embrace the benefits (but also mitigate against the misuse) of generative-AI
  • Able to demonstrate professional knowledge in the area of assessment and feedback, to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers, with an understanding of the current assessment and feedback issues within the UK and Welsh higher education sectors.
  • Experience of planning, designing and delivering professional development workshops, events and resources across a range of learning and teaching themes, including assessment and feedback.
  • Experience supporting learning, teaching and assessment for delivery across a variety of contexts (e.g. blended learning, online learning, hybrid, work-based learning), demonstrating inclusive practice and effective use of technology enhanced learning. 
    • Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
  • Evidence of ability to assimilate, analyse and communicate complex information relating to learning, teaching and the student experience in a clear, effective, tactful and accurate manner appropriate to the audience, in both oral and written form, including to non-specialist audiences.
  • Evidence of ability to explore the needs of academic staff and students across a range of disciplines and to adapt advice, guidance or support offering accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
  • Evidence of strong interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to work with staff and students; to work on own initiative as well as within a team; to build and maintain networks and to ensure dissemination of information.
    • Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
  • Evidence of ability to access and analyse a range of data from different information sources, to anticipate and resolve problems using initiative and creativity and identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions.
  • Evidence of the ability to plan, prioritise and organise own work, and to take responsibility for operational planning and implementation of project activities
    • Desirable Criteria
  • Postgraduate/Professional qualification in learning and teaching.
  • Fellowship/Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
  • Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
  • Experience working with a professional body.

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