University of Derby
Derby Business School
The University of Derby is seeking an External Examiner specialising in Management related subjects for our MBA Professional Programme, and our Senior Leader Apprenticeship programmes, which include a MSc Strategic Leadership and a PG Dip in Management. The commencement is 1st Jan 2024, the period of tenure is for four years.
Principal duties will be to:
• Review and verify draft assignment briefs and examination papers at the beginning of each academic year and to provide feedback on the design, appropriateness, clarity and rigour of assessment design.
• Moderate the standard of work submitted for assessment by students from a representative sample of coursework and examination scripts.
• Attend examination boards on a rota basis.
• Provide judgement and recommendations on subject content and whether assessment practice measures student achievement against learning outcomes in the context of the relevant regulations, Subject Benchmarks and sector norms.
• Submit an annual report to help ensure academic standards and student achievement are comparable with other UK Higher Education Institutions of which the Examiner has experience.
• Provide guidance and expertise to the programme team as required.
Suitable candidates will:
• Be a higher education academic with experience in course design and delivery at PG level.
• Have a good understanding of quality assurance requirements in UKHE.
• Have subject specific knowledge relating to the programme.
• Ideally have knowledge of apprenticeship programmes.
• Be resident and have the right to work in the UK.
It is desirable that candidates have previous External Examiner experience, however a mentor will be provided to those candidates who are first time External Examiners. Assessment Boards are held 3 times a year. Our agreed fee for External Examiners is paid per academic year upon submission of an annual report, in addition to any fees incurred whilst on University of Derby business.
Please send expressions of interest and an accompanying CV to demonstrate your suitability for the role, highlighting your current teaching responsibilities and previous external examiner positions to [log in to unmask] by the closing date of 24th October 2023.
Please note that all appointments are subject to verification of eligibility to work in the UK, as per UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work) requirements.
The documents requested in this advertisement will be kept in accordance with Data Protection Legislation. The information which you give will be used for the following purposes: to enable the University to create a computer and paper record of your application; to enable the application to be processed; to enable the institution to compile statistics, or to assist other organisations to do so, provided that no statistical information that would identify you as an individual will be published. The information will be kept securely, and will be kept no longer than necessary. The information provided for your Right to Work check will be used for the sole purpose of gaining initial confirmation that you are eligible to apply for this work*. The data and the documents provided will be kept secure and destroyed should you be unsuccessful in your application. No personal information will be shared with any third party without your permission. UoD’s Data Protection information can be found at https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/data-governance/data-protection/
* Should your application be progressed, please be aware that as a part of the nomination/appointment process you will be required to undergo a legislated Right to Work check. See guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/right-to-work-checks-employer-guidance
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