Assessment Officer – Midrand

The Independent Institute of Education is South Africa’s largest registered and accredited private provider of higher education. The IIE is also internationally recognised by the British Accreditation Council.

Varsity College, a brand of The IIE, leads in the provision of these exciting learning initiatives of The IIE. The IIE is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education provider, has more than 57 qualifications accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee and is a subsidiary of ADvTECH Ltd, a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This scale and status assures our leading position in higher education.

IIE MSA, formerly known as Monash South Africa, was founded in 2001 by Monash University. Following the acquisition of Monash South Africa by the ADvTECH Group in April 2019, the IIE MSA is now part of The Independent Institution of Education (The IIE), a leader in the higher education sphere. The IIE MSA is located on a 100-hectare campus in Ruimsig, Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng. In addition to domestic (South African) students, the IIE MSA is home to diverseDuties and Responsibilities:

Managing and Tracking Assessment Printing

Responsible for the steps in the assessment process from point of the Assessment Tracking System (APTS) capturing to receiving crates from Colourtech.
Responsible for ensuring that correct orders are placed and fulfilled as per the Assessment Printing Tracking System (APTS).
Responsible for ensuring that actual student numbers are updated in the Assessment Printing Tracking System (APTS).
Ensure that the student numbers, venue and Invigilator details have been inserted into the Assessment Tracking Printing System (APTS) as per the batching timeline to allow for prepacked assessments being delivered in the Colourtech batches.
Responsible for checking the crates contents when they arrive from Colourtech to ensure that all the assessments have been packed and grouped as requested on the Assessment Printing Tracking System (APTS).
Informing national office that the centre has completed the Assessment Printing Tracking (APTS) inserts and batch checks and of any discrepancies in the batch and crate checking process.
Ensure that the crates and locks are returned to Colourtech timeously after the batch has been checked.

 Invigilator Recruitment and Management

Assists with Invigilator training.
Co-ordinates the booking of Invigilators.
Assist with Invigilating when required.
Responsible of reconciling the Invigilator reports pre and post assessment.
Logging assessments in and out with Invigilators.

 Pre-Assessment Logistics- Initial and Replacement Assessment

Manages all aspects of preparation for upcoming assessments.
Informs students when Programme Assessment Schedule is uploaded and available.
Ensures the assessments and memos are stored securely in the campus academic safe at all times.
Responsible for the preparation of all assessment document.
Pre-assessment logistics need to accommodate concession applications.
Liaising with the IT department regarding IT assessment set up and preloads which may be required for practical assessments.
Manages all assessments being written on campus.
Reconcile scripts at the end of each assessment and hands over to the Results Centre for the marking, results capture and moderation process.
Ensure all assessments documentation above is up to date at all times and complaint with all assessment and audit processes.
Reconciliation of the Invigilator’s report that summarises all the necessary and that is batched with scripts for delivery to the lecturer for marking. Any discrepancies must be noted on the Invigilator report and investigated.
Management of all aspects of different location approvals.
Management of Online Centre student assessments and scripts.

 Non-Exam Condition Assessment Processing

Responsible for the set up of student groups and deadlines on SafeAssign and Turnitin as per the Programme Assessment Schedules (PAS).
Responsible for the collection of assessments from the assessment submission point on campus.
Reconciliation of assignment submission, signing sheet and identifying assignments not submitted through the online plagiarism detection software & handing over the Results Centre.
The Assessment Centre is responsible for collecting, collating, grouping and handover to the Results Centre.
Manage late assignments in accordance with the Assessments Strategy and Policy.

Exam Condition Assessment Escalations

The Assessment Centre facilitates the resolution of any escalations that may occur during the writing of an exam that relate to the exam paper in particular.
Raising queries with Programme Operations Manager (POM) when assessments are running. The Assessment Centre receives communication in respect of Cental Academic Team (CAT) decision and responsible for communicating in turn to all students at the various venues in which the assessments are being conducted. If escalations cannot to remedied on site during the assessment this could result in a post assessment remedy by way of a rewrite or a mark adjustment.
Communicating query resolution to respective location and alternate venue Invigilators.
Manages the escorting of students to the bathroom during assessments.
Deals with any issues/ queries that invigilators may raise during assessments.

Team Support and General               

Responsible for ensuring all students notes are captured in the System for Academic Management.
An incident report must be completed for any action which results in non compliance in the Assessment Centre for approval on the way forward. (For Action Now (FAN) Report).
The Assessment Centre is a secure centre and access in and out of the centre must be logged.
Assisting the campus specific projects/events (Graduation, Open Day etc.).
Focus group sessions to reflect on the systems of the centre.

 Competencies Required:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Understanding of and passion for customer service.
Assertiveness and dynamism.
Proficient on MS Excel and MS Word.
High level of accuracy required in both typing and data capturing.
Excellent organizational and administration skills.
Best suited to a systematic person with eye for detail

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Minimum of a Higher Certificate (NQF Level 5).
National Diploma or above advantageous.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

Minimum of 2 years work experience in administration. Experience within a tertiary environment preferable.

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