Publishing and Marking Coordinator

Title: Publishing and Marking Coordinator

Location: England GB

Type: Full-time

Workplace: Fully remote

Job Description:

About First Intuition

First Intuition is a provider of apprenticeship and commercial training to a variety of professional disciplines. We pride ourselves on providing a personal approach to training, where people are at the heart of everything we do. If you're hard-working and dedicated, FI is an ideal place to get ahead.

About the role

We are recruiting a Publishing and Marking Coordinator to join the Educational Resources team. This role involves working across marking and publishing, making it a varied and interesting role. The successful candidate will help coordinate a team of internal and external markers and marking administration for year-round ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA exams. You will also work closely with authors and subject managers to create learning materials, and the LMS team to build courses on our learning management system.

The position offers great long-term prospects for the right candidate. In addition to a competitive annual salary of 26,000- 30,000 DOE there are a number of staff rewards and benefits. You will join a supportive, friendly and growing culture where your own skills will be valued, and your career goals will be nurtured.

This role is UK-based and can either be fully remote or potentially hybrid, with the option to hot desk from one of the FI centres. The right to live and work in the UK is essential, as we're not able to sponsor applicants.

If you want to share in our success, and you feel you have the talent we're looking for, then read on, and click now to complete our application form.

Contractual details

• Start date: As soon as possible, depending on notice period.
• Duration: Permanent.
• Location: Remote, UK; or Hybrid UK with the option of hot desking from an FI centre. This can be explored during the interview process.
• Salary: 26,000 to 30,000 depending on experience.
• Hours: Full time Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate.
• Probation: 3 months.
• Leave: 25 days annual leave rising to 30 over five years' service, plus bank holidays.
• Travel: Requirement to attend an FI office roughly six times a year for events, training, collaborative work and meetings. Travel expenses paid.

 

You probably want to know more about FI before you complete your application. Please check out our website here: https://www.firstintuition.co.uk and our Careers Page here: https://apply.workable.com/first-intuition to find out about who we are, and learn about the fantastic benefits our employees enjoy.

Requirements

Duties and responsibilities

As a Publishing and Marking Coordinator at First Intuition, your duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following.

Marking

• Taking ownership of certain areas of our marking function to ensure we have timely, well-marked scripts. This includes booking markers, providing training support to new markers, regularly setting up exam groups, managing marking schedules and liaising with operations and client teams.
• Keeping freelancer contractual information and contact details up to date.
• Covering the Helpdesk and adhering to a response time SLA.
• Ensuring marking policies are adhered to across the organisation.
• Having joint responsibility, together with the rest of the Marking team, for looking after the Marking inbox. This includes actioning and responding to emails.

Publishing

• Taking ownership of the production of printed and online learning materials and building online courses using a learning management system.
• Acting as production coordinator during content updates, supporting authors and recorders and ensuring production deadlines are met.
• Carrying out quality assurance on materials and courses to ensure they are delivered to brief and are consistent.
• Coordinating the work of authors, recorders and our external typesetting company to process products.
• Collaborate with the LMS team during update cycles and when agreeing new processes.
• Support the creation and implementation of production guidance.
• Support innovation and the development of new processes.
• Process updates and build courses in our online system, Totara.
• Working with printers to ensure that the correct products are available for print in the correct timeframes.

Organisational responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of organisational strategy.
• Provide vital administration and logistical support to project work, both within and beyond the Educational Resources team.

General responsibilities

• Uphold all aspects of company policies and procedures and legal requirements in relation to personal conduct.
• Prepare for and engage in one-to-one meetings and appraisals.
• Proactively maintain professional and personal development plans.
• Be willing and committed to take on new work as and when required.
• Be aware of and take personal responsibility for health and safety obligations.

No job description can encompass all tasks and duties that may be required in the course of delivering a role. The successful candidate will understand that other duties and tasks may be required and that they will be broadly consistent with those in this document.

Personal requirements

Essential:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Strong systems skills with ability to work within LMS systems (e.g. Totara)
• Pragmatic and solution-focused approach.
• Highly motivated and proactive.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Comfortable working in a remote environment.
• Effective communicator with the ability to manage expectations.
• Willingness to support other duties within the Educational Resources team during busy periods.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams.
• Experience using Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Understanding of learning management systems (LMS).
• Experience in schedule management.
• Background in content creation or production management.
• Experience in the education/apprenticeships sector.
• Understanding of the accountancy sector.
• Educated to Bachelor's degree level.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (based on fulltime hours) PLUS bank holidays
• Hybrid working available, equipment provided for homeworking
• Flexible-working positive employer with a range of family-friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24-hour confidential access to counselling and support services
• Competitive Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Training and development opportunities
• Long term career prospects in a growing company
• Employee perks including a range of discounts to suit your lifestyle

 

First Intuition are dedicated to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All roles require reference checks, an enhanced DBS, and online searches in line with KCSIE guidelines. This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

First Intuition is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding and Prevent Policy, which can be viewed here.

We are a disability confident employer, committed to equal opportunities for all applicants. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.