Assessment Centre Delivery Lead

Are you passionate about creating impactful development experiences and working with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver innovative programmes at scale? Kingston University is seeking an Assessment Centre Delivery Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our Future Skills programme, helping undergraduate students develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed in their future careers.

As Assessment Centre Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design and delivery of Development Day events for second year undergraduate students. Working closely with academic colleagues, employers, alumni and professional services teams, you will develop engaging assessment centre-style experiences that reflect current graduate recruitment practices and provide meaningful development opportunities for students.

This is a varied role that combines strategic planning with hands-on delivery. You will lead the development of delivery frameworks and assessment approaches, coordinate complex stakeholder relationships, oversee event delivery, monitor progress and risks, and drive continuous improvement to ensure a high-quality and consistent experience for students, employers and academic partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a large-scale university initiative, influence stakeholder engagement across the institution and make a lasting impact on student experience and graduate success. See job description for full details.

The Person

We're seeking a highly organised and proactive professional with experience designing and delivering assessment centres, development programmes or large-scale engagement initiatives.

You'll be confident managing multiple priorities, building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and driving progress in a complex and evolving environment. Strong project coordination, communication and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside the ability to work independently, use initiative and maintain excellent attention to detail. Experience of graduate recruitment processes and assessment centre methodologies, together with a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering an outstanding participant experience, will help you succeed in this role.

Directorate/Function

The Directorate

The wider directorate’s key aim within the strategy is to deliver a seamless, high-quality experience for all current and future students to ensure they are “sought after”, supporting their participation, attainment, and success before, during and after their time at Kingston. This in turn will create a culture of high performance that is inclusive, innovative, ambitious and enterprising.

Department

The Department for Student Development and Graduate Success operate across the student lifecycle to design and deliver equitable, enriching and skills-developing experiences for students from pre-applicants all the way through to graduates. We work in close partnership with academics, employers and civic organisations to ensure a holistic student-centred development journey.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £45,025 per annum. 

While we welcome applications from candidates with varying notice periods, our preference is for the successful applicant to start in post from September 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on the 23rd July 2026.

For informal enquiries, please contact Hope Obertelli, Strategic Operations Manager.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. 

To apply click on ‘Apply Now’. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email jobs@kingston.ac.uk or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.