EDI and Research Governance Assessors sought for ARMA Qualifications Programme

ARMA is currently looking for members with significant knowledge or experience of, or a specialist interest in, the areas of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Research Ethics, Integrity and Governance, in order to help us assess our CRM Qualification students.

Information video available!

New Closing Date for Expressions of Interest: Monday 29 June , 9am

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Earlier this month, we put out a call inviting members to join our team of assessors for our Certificate in Research Management Foundation and Advanced Qualifications programmes. We have received a good response and those who have applied to join our assessors programme will hear from us shortly.

We now need to recruit some specialists who can help us assess the Foundation Unit on Supporting Research Culture – Research Ethics Integrity and Governance, and the Advanced Units on Equality and Diversity in Research Management and Research Governance.

ARMA qualifications are a core part of the Association’s professional development offering, accredited by the ATHE. Our qualifications have been designed to support research administrators, managers and leaders to develop the skills they need to succeed in their roles, and to take their careers to the next level. Since launching in 2013, we have supported nearly 450 learners.  To ensure we maintain the quality and integrity of the qualifications, and to keep pace with the growing demand, we are now looking to extend our pool of assessors for our Certificate in Research Management Foundation and Advanced programmes. Assessors are usually existing ARMA members, who bring expertise in the particular topics covered by the qualifications. They may have already completed one of the Certificates, and now want to use that knowledge to develop further skills. You can find out more about the qualifications by accessing the handbooks on the ARMA website.

If you’re interested in helping us, why not check out the recording of the information webinar we held on Monday 11 May.  Here you can find out more about the programme, what our assessors do, and what training and support is available for new assessors. Introduced by Julie Bayley, ARMA’s Director of Qualifications, the recording features  short presentations by Pauline Muya, Steff Hazlehurst and ARMA’s Qualifications Delivery Officer, Katherine Carlyon.

Being an assessor is an excellent way of keeping yourself ‘in the know’ about the fundamentals of our profession as well as keeping your critical eye in. It’s an incredibly rewarding experience helping to support the next generation of RMA professionals, actively steering their learning and building their confidence. There’s even a small remuneration for each assignment assessed!

If you would like to become one of our assessors, please email Qualifications@arma.ac.uk no later than 9am on Monday 29 June 2020. If you’re not too sure, email us for a talk over the phone before you make your mind up!

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