Examinations Officer

Durham County Council; North East; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the North East of England is looking for a candidate to manage the effective administration of both external and internal examinations, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The ideal candidate must be able to converse fluently in English and will handle sensitive issues related to exam integrity. The role offers term-time employment with additional leave and benefits based on service length, including holiday entitlement managed over 12 monthly instalments.

Qualifications

• Essential to converse in accurate spoken English.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people.
• Ability to support and adapt to the needs of disabled applicants.

Responsibilities

• Manage the administration of all external and internal examinations.
• Ensure compliance with JCQ regulations and requirements.
• Act as the main point of contact for exam administration matters.
• Liaise with stakeholders to follow exam administration processes strictly.
• Ensure examinations comply with all relevant regulations.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for managing the effective and efficient management and administration of all external (and internal) examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies) and/or awarding body rules and requirements for exams administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity and security of the examination and assessment process.
• To provide support, advice and guidance to the head of centre / senior leadership team in ensuring that the centre is compliant with the JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements to ensure the security and integrity of the examinations and assessments at all times.
• To act on behalf of, and be the main point of contact for, the centre in matters relating to the general administration of awarding body examinations and assessments.
• To closely liaise with key stakeholders (external and internal) to ensure exams administration processes are strictly followed.
• To understand JCQ and awarding body key dates and deadlines and have in place robust procedures to ensure these are met.
• To ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with all relevant regulations.
• Through taking an ethical approach and working proactively to avoid malpractice among students and staff, supports the head of centre in taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of any malpractice (which includes maladministration) before, during the course of and after examinations / assessments have taken place.

Qualifications

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Pay & Benefits

Term time only plus two additional weeks' pay is calculated on the basis of the following:

• Number of 'teaching' weeks - 38 weeks; plus
• Public (bank) holidays - 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
• Two additional weeks, inclusive of CPD - 2 weeks; plus
• Individual leave entitlement - 5.4 weeks (27 days) or 6.4 weeks (32 days)

Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service. Employees with less than 5 years' service will receive 27 days annual leave. Employees with more than 5 years' service will receive 32 days annual leave. For example:
- Calculation for employees with less than 5 years' service: 40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 27 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 47 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
- Calculation for employees with more than 5 years' service: 40 weeks (term time plus 2) + 32 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 48 weeks' pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.