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2511-08 Administrative Assistant (e-Processing)
Salary: £25,245 - £27,960 per annum pro rata (Grade 4)
Contract type: Full-time (36.5 hours per week), Fixed term to 30 September 2026

The challenge
As Wales’ largest awarding body, at WJEC we contribute to our education communities by providing
trusted qualifications and specialist support, to allow our learners the opportunity to reach their full
potential. This is a fantastic chance to be part of an organisation that both encourages and enhances
the minds of tomorrow.

The role
This role plays an integral part within our post results services team. A key element of the role is working
with our internal teams and examiners, using bespoke software, to ensure accurate processing of
examination scripts, ensuring that all scripts are ready for marking within the appropriate timeframes. The
post holder will be a key point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring the smooth delivery of administrative
support within the post results services team and all post results outcomes.

The person
To thrive in this role, you will be a strong communicator, with the ability to liaise with stakeholders across
the organisation.  As the nature of the work will require completing various administrative tasks, you’ll
possess a pro-active approach to your work, with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines,
whilst also always ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.

Our benefits
WJEC is a welcoming and supportive organisation, which is proud to offer a range of generous
employee benefits including: 25 days annual leave a year (plus 16 statutory/ additional days),
training and development opportunities including free Welsh language courses, and a good pension
scheme.

Please visit our website to download a copy of the job description and application form.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 01 February 2026

Author: Line Manager & HR

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Administrative Assistant (e-Processing)

Operations

Post Results Services

E-Processing PRS Team Leader

4

Treforest

To provide administrative support for the provision of marking materials for examiners for subjects that are marked
electronically,  and  ensuring  unscannable  scripts  and  ancillary  materials  received  from  scanning  providers  are
processed in an efficient and effective manner, ensuring schedules and deadlines are adhered to and met.

To provide administrative support for the Post Results services processes to ensure that scripts are scanned and
ready in an efficient and effective manner applications for PRS are completed in a timely, quality-orientated manner.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Processing of Examination scripts
•  To supervise and train small teams of temporary and permanent staff in booking in of scripts, printout
checking, segmenting, previewing, script checking, unscannable scripts process, ancillary materials
process, and mark processing as required.

•  To provide reports to series delivery and domain colleagues on the progress of segmenting,

previewing and unscannable scripts processes.

•  To coordinate the logging and sending to examiners of unscannable scripts from the scanning bureau filed at

TF.

•  To be responsible for the processing of marks and item level data for unscannable scripts.
•  To be responsible for the creation of temporary staff marker accounts and access privileges for segmenting

and previewing.

•  To ensure quality control and second line fixing of segmentation queues are cleared efficiently and effectively.
•  Liaise with subject officers and appointees regarding examiner lists to mark unscannable scripts

ensuring accurate conflict of interest data is maintained.

•  Liaise with series delivery colleagues over the processing of marks for candidates, to ensure

effective processing of missing marks.

•  To coordinate the processing of mark deductions for candidates with access arrangements

(scribes).

•  To maintain good housekeeping levels when moving scripts, maintaining equipment, and to be

health and safety aware when handling boxes.
•  To implement and follow quality control procedures
•  To liaise with internal and external customers to ensure no delays to progress of marking for subjects marked

electronically.

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Post Results Services
•  To be responsible for a script status ensuring outcomes are provided to centres within regulatory

deadlines.

•  To be responsible for monitoring timelines and progress of requests ensuring scripts are available

for marking at the earliest opportunity.

•  To be responsible for exceptional requests for access to scripts, where centres are unable to download the

script.

•  To review conflict of interest data for PRS requests, liaising with appointees colleagues to appoint

additional reviewers w...

Programme Officer – Schools, WASH and Solar

(Madagascar based)

Position Overview

This in-country post is based in our Schools, WASH and Solar Programme, and will support the
management and development of solar light libraries based in schools for springboarding electrification
in isolated, rural communities.

This is a superb opportunity for a passionate development professional with one to three years of
experience in grant writing, programme delivery and an interest in solar and education projects, who
would like to make the step into a management position.

The successful candidate will work alongside national and international staff, communities, partners and
a Solar consortium in Madagascar, supporting the grant writing, reporting, evaluation and continual
development of our Solar and Schools programmes.

It is essential that the post holder has grant writing experience and is able to work in English and French
to a high standard.  Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

About the organisation

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of
Madagascar.  We integrate high-quality community health, sustainable livelihoods, education
infrastructure and conservation programmes to support long term, sustainable change while adding to
International best practice through research and publication.

More information on the work of SEED can be found at www.madagascar.co.uk

Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar
Timeframe: two years, extendable (probationary period 3 months)
Terms and conditions: Local salary, contribution to a return flight to post of £1,200 and insurance of £650
Reporting to: Programme Manager (Schools, WASH and Solar)

Duties and responsibilities:

Provide advice and support in the development of projects including: preparation and editing of funding
proposals; preparation and editing of reports for external stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation of
current projects; developing and updating guidelines and templates for external-facing materials; liaison
with the London project development team and local staff; and support and mentoring of interns and
junior officers.

Core Duties

●  Compile funding proposals based on past evaluation, team discussion and international best

practice in an engaging and professional manner;

●  Write project reports that clearly demonstrate the successes and challenges of the projects,

learning from the project and providing clear budgetary information;

●  Support with first-stage editing of proposals and reports across the department to a high

standard and providing detailed, constructive feedback to Junior officers;

●  Lead on budget management and development alongside the Programme Manager and Head of

Department;

●  Lead on donor compliance and consortium engagement, working with the Programme Manager

and the implementation team to ensure that project milestones are met;

●  Work alongside the Programme Manager in problem-solving and providing additional support in

line with emerging issues from project implementation;

●  Manage pieces of long-term project work that require a higher level of expertise and experience

across the department;

●  Support in the recruitment of new staff and provide support, management, review and

professional development to any Junior Officers;

●  Foster essential cross-cultural collaboration, providing support to both the national and

international teams to bridge gaps in understanding and priorities for project development and
implementation;

●  Provide pastoral care, guidance and act as a role model, both professionally and personally, for a

team of early career professionals living in country;

●  Develop and update resources to support project development processes, including proposal

and budget templates and style guidelines;

●  Assist in developing MEL tools and analysing data, including the writing of MEL reports when

needed;

●  Support the growth of project development procedures, guidelines, and trainings, and provide

project-specific information to inform policy development across the organisation;

●  Ensure that statistics, research, funding trackers, photo database and handovers relating to the

projects are accurate;

●  Oversee the project-specific website and social media content;
●  Work with the national team and external partners in increasing their skills and capacity,

providing mentoring or training where appropriate;

●  Take an active role in project management meetings, leading discussions and standing in for the

Programme Manager where appropriate;

●  Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department,
including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anticorruption, and undertake continual
training to ensure these are promoted at all times;

●  Liaise closely with the UK team in London ensuring clear communication at all times;
●  Complet...

Programme Officer – Schools, WASH and Solar

(Madagascar based)

Position Overview

This in-country post is based in our Schools, WASH and Solar Programme, and will support the
management and development of solar light libraries based in schools for springboarding electrification
in isolated, rural communities.

This is a superb opportunity for a passionate development professional with one to three years of
experience in grant writing, programme delivery and an interest in solar and education projects, who
would like to make the step into a management position.

The successful candidate will work alongside national and international staff, communities, partners and
a Solar consortium in Madagascar, supporting the grant writing, reporting, evaluation and continual
development of our Solar and Schools programmes.

It is essential that the post holder has grant writing experience and is able to work in English and French
to a high standard.  Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

About the organisation

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of
Madagascar.  We integrate high-quality community health, sustainable livelihoods, education
infrastructure and conservation programmes to support long term, sustainable change while adding to
International best practice through research and publication.

More information on the work of SEED can be found at www.madagascar.co.uk

Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar
Timeframe: two years, extendable (probationary period 3 months)
Terms and conditions: Local salary, contribution to a return flight to post of £1,200 and insurance of £650
Reporting to: Programme Manager (Schools, WASH and Solar)

Duties and responsibilities:

Provide advice and support in the development of projects including: preparation and editing of funding
proposals; preparation and editing of reports for external stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation of
current projects; developing and updating guidelines and templates for external-facing materials; liaison
with the London project development team and local staff; and support and mentoring of interns and
junior officers.

Core Duties

●  Compile funding proposals based on past evaluation, team discussion and international best

practice in an engaging and professional manner;

●  Write project reports that clearly demonstrate the successes and challenges of the projects,

learning from the project and providing clear budgetary information;

●  Support with first-stage editing of proposals and reports across the department to a high

standard and providing detailed, constructive feedback to Junior officers;

●  Lead on budget management and development alongside the Programme Manager and Head of

Department;

●  Lead on donor compliance and consortium engagement, working with the Programme Manager

and the implementation team to ensure that project milestones are met;

●  Work alongside the Programme Manager in problem-solving and providing additional support in

line with emerging issues from project implementation;

●  Manage pieces of long-term project work that require a higher level of expertise and experience

across the department;

●  Support in the recruitment of new staff and provide support, management, review and

professional development to any Junior Officers;

●  Foster essential cross-cultural collaboration, providing support to both the national and

international teams to bridge gaps in understanding and priorities for project development and
implementation;

●  Provide pastoral care, guidance and act as a role model, both professionally and personally, for a

team of early career professionals living in country;

●  Develop and update resources to support project development processes, including proposal

and budget templates and style guidelines;

●  Assist in developing MEL tools and analysing data, including the writing of MEL reports when

needed;

●  Support the growth of project development procedures, guidelines, and trainings, and provide

project-specific information to inform policy development across the organisation;

●  Ensure that statistics, research, funding trackers, photo database and handovers relating to the

projects are accurate;

●  Oversee the project-specific website and social media content;
●  Work with the national team and external partners in increasing their skills and capacity,

providing mentoring or training where appropriate;

●  Take an active role in project management meetings, leading discussions and standing in for the

Programme Manager where appropriate;

●  Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department,
including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anticorruption, and undertake continual
training to ensure these are promoted at all times;

●  Liaise closely with the UK team in London ensuring clear communication at all times;
●  Complet...

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East Lothian Support Workers - Haddington

2 x 37 hour & 1 x Part time - Female Only**

Earn up to £24,307.67 per year pro rata

East Lothian service supports people in Haddington, Tranent & Musselburgh.

Haddington support 8 people. 3 people in an HMO and 5 people in their own flats. We have people who require 24 hour support at this service so it does include sleepover and longer shifts. There are good bus links between the villages in East Lothian as well as an express bus into Edinburgh.

During your induction and training period you will work alongside our experienced team members, once your training is complete this role will involve lone working.

'We have a lovely team of Support Workers in East Lothian who are really supportive. Our supported people love getting outside whether that be sitting on a bench for a chat or getting involved with gardening.' - Chrissy, Care & Support Manager East & Mid Lothian

If you are enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives then apply now to join our team!

Your main duties will be but not limited to:

• Working with colleagues as part of an effective and efficient team to support vulnerable service users.
• Communicate and work well with individuals to provide individual care and maintain appropriate relationships..
• Being responsible in supporting individuals throughout the activities, giving positive feedback and encouragement.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records using a tablet on Arks Information Management system.

Find out what you working week could look like here.

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Why Ark?

• No Previous Experience Required
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In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
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Our employees told us in a recent survey that they stay with Ark because they believe in our values, we have supportive managers who continually appreciate their staff and they love making a positive difference in our supported peoples lives, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Ark would love to hear from you whether you are an experienced Support Worker or new to Social Care.

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National Synod of Scotland - SC011907

SYNOD CLERK

Synod Clerk – National Synod of Scotland
Convenor, Synod Executive and/or nominated Line Manager
Synod Moderator, Synod Treasurer, Synod Finance Manager, Convenors of Synod
Committees, and the Synod Trustees.  In addition, to be a companion to the local
church secretaries and ministers.
3/2 Atlantic Chambers
45 Hope Street
Glasgow G2 6AE
There is regular travel during the year, across the UK meetings and conferences,
with  occasional  requirements  for  overnight  stays,  evening,  and  weekend
commitments, for which all expenses are paid.
20 hours per week two days of which to be spent in the office. Working outside of
normal hours can be an occasional feature of this role, requiring some flexibility.
£45,500 pro-rata = £26,000 gross (£25.00 per hour)
25  pro-rata  =  15  days  plus  public/bank  days  pro-rata,  Annual  Leave  to  be  taken
between 1st January and 31st December in any year.
The  Synod  will  ‘close’  during  the  period  between  Christmas  and  New  Year,  and
employees will be gifted discretionary paid time off. The exact closure dates will
vary each year and will be communicated in advance, however, the post-holder is
expected to take a  share of  responsibility for ‘Contact in Emergency’ during this
period of office shut down.
Permanent position which includes a probationary period of 6 months as standard
for all staff. Thereafter, staff reviews are conducted each autumn.
This post has a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality
Act 2010, for the post-holder to be a member of the United Reformed Church, due
to the nature and context of the role.

Title
Reporting to
Liaison with

Location

Travel

Contract

Salary
Holiday

Terms of
Appointment

Job Purpose

The Synod Clerk postholder will provide key leadership and administrative oversight within the Synod,
ensuring its quality and relevance to key groups, including members, stakeholders, and the public, as
well as working in close partnership with the Synod Moderator, Synod Committees, Synod Treasurer;
Synod Finance Manager, Synod Trustees (Synod of Scotland Nominees Ltd), and other Synod Officers.

Overall, this role is pivotal in ensuring effective communication, governance, and coordination across
all of the Synod’s activities.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership, Governance, and Strategic Support

•  Act as the primary channel for formal communication between the Synod and URC Offices

of the General Assembly, Northerly Synods, Ministers, and local congregations.

•  Provide strategic support and counsel to the Synod and Synod Moderator, sharing in the
leadership, management, and direction of Synod Office activities and Synod Staff across all
locations.

•  Support  the  life  and  mission  of  the  Synod,  fostering  strong  connections  with  the  wider

United Reformed Church.

•  Serve as an ex officio member of the Synod Executive and Synod Resources Committees,
and as an in-attendance member of Nominees Ltd (Trustees). Request meetings of Synod
Area Council as needed.

•  Act as one of the Trust’s authorised signatories.

Meetings and Administration

•  Collaborate with the Synod Moderator and other officers to shape the programme of Synod

and area-based meetings.

•  Oversee the scheduling and logistical arrangements for Synod meetings, including reviewing

documents and resolutions in advance, working in liaison with PA/Administrator

•  Serve  as  secretary  to  Synod  Executive,  prepare  agendas  for  Synod  Executive  meetings  in
consultation with the Synod Moderator, Executive Convenor, ensuring timely distribution of
supporting papers

•  Ensure  that  decisions  and  actions  agreed  by  the  Synod  Executive  are  implemented  and
followed up appropriately as well as ensuring effective governance and decision-making

•  Convene or request meetings of the Synod Area Council as needed

Church-Wide Engagement

•  Respond to requests from the General Secretary regarding the recruitment, appointment, and

review processes for the Synod Moderator.

•  Represent the Synod at URC Synod Clerks’ meetings, General Assembly, Assembly Executive,

and gatherings of the 5 Northerly Synods.

•  Ensure  appropriate  handling  of  matters  referred  between  the  Synod  and  wider  church

councils and committees.

General Duties

•  Ensure compliance with Synod policies, procedures, and all relevant regulatory and statutory

requirements.

•  Undertake other duties and projects as reasonably directed by the Synod Moderator or other

key Synod officers.
Line manage PA Administrator

•

Person Specification

Essential  Desirable

KNOWLEDGE
A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field.
An active member of the United Reformed Church, in accordance with
the Equality Act 2010.
An ordained Elder of the United Reformed Church.
A knowledge of the structures, constitutional and procedural documents
of the United Reforme...