Job Description

Awards and Progression Manager

15-month fixed term contract

2-3 days on-site each week in central London

MLC Partners is delighted to be recruiting for a full-time Awards and Progression Manager for a leading London University. We’re seeking an experienced Higher Education professional who is ready to lead a critical institutional function and help shape how progression and awards operate across a globally recognised university. This is a role for someone who wants influence, not just delivery.

You’ll join a strong Registry function at a time of enhancement and transformation, where your expertise will genuinely shape systems, influence culture and strengthen governance, with visible impact from committee rooms through to graduation ceremonies

The role

Assessment, progression and awards sit at the heart of academic standards and student outcomes. As Awards and Progression Manager, you will lead a core Registry function, ensuring decisions are robust, compliant and consistent, while also driving improvement and modernisation across policy, process and systems.

• Lead the governance, frameworks and delivery that underpin progression decisions, award confirmation, and certification/graduation readiness.
• Act as a key adviser to the Academic Registrar and senior academic colleagues on academic regulations and policy, complex casework, and sector developments/best practice.
• Ensure progression and awards processes are accurate, timely and transparent, fair and inclusive, consistently applied, and compliant within an evolving HE regulatory landscape.
• Drive continuous improvement across assessment and progression governance, policy development, student-facing communication, and risk/quality controls.
• Lead, motivate and develop a high-performing team through complex annual cycles. xbpsjku
• Build strong relationships and influence effectively with stakeholders across academic and professional services at all levels.

Essential skills and experience

• Direct leadership of an exams/assessments team (or strong aptitude and evidence of readiness to lead)
• Significant experience in assessment, progression and awards processes within Higher Education
• Strong regulatory expertise with the ability to interpret and apply rules and frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, working confidently with colleagues at all levels