Exams Manager

East Surrey College / John Ruskin College; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic educational institution is seeking an Exams Manager to lead their Exams Team and ensure a smooth assessment experience for students. The candidate should have management experience in an educational environment, knowledge of examination boards, and strong digital skills. Responsibilities include guiding academic staff, overseeing examination processes, and maintaining compliance with awarding bodies. This role offers a competitive salary and excellent staff benefits.

Benefits

Choice of two excellent pension schemes

Brilliant holiday package

Free onsite parking

Access to fully equipped gym

Discounted in-house spa and salon treatments

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining accurate records and performing systematic checks.
• Familiarity with quality improvement systems.
• Ability to oversee the full exams lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Exams Team to deliver a first-class service.
• Provide expert guidance to academic staff.
• Ensure all processes run seamlessly and comply with awarding bodies.

Skills

Management experience in an educational environment

Good digital skills

Methodical organisational skills

Experience with using databases

Knowledge of examination boards

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Exams Manager to join our dynamic college community!

With approximately 4,000 students enrolling each year across a wide range of qualifications, our Exams Team plays a vital role in ensuring every learner has a smooth, successful assessment experience.

We’re looking for someone preferably with experience in an FE setting who can lead and inspire a dedicated Exams Team to deliver a first‑class central examinations service to the College. You will oversee the full exams lifecycle, ensuring all processes run seamlessly and to the highest standards. This includes providing expert guidance to academic staff, meeting tight deadlines, and ensuring full compliance with the requirements of a wide range of awarding bodies.

As part of this key role, you’ll work closely with academic managers to meet examination deadlines, uphold achievement data protocols, and swiftly identify and resolve any discrepancies. Your leadership will help maintain excellence across all assessment activity in a fast‑paced and rewarding environment.

Successful candidates will have an experience with using databases & familiarity with quality improvement systems.

The successful candidate must have:

• Management experience in an educational environment preferably within Exams
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and performing systematic checks
• Good digital skills including the use of cloud‑based storage, office packages and Teams
• Knowledge of examination boards and their requirements
• Methodical and effective organisational skills
• Experience with using databases & familiarity with quality improvement systems

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward‑thinking, friendly, innovative and highly trusted environment with state‑of‑the‑art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such as a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking, and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in‑house spa and salon treatments.

*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College campuses are smoke‑free zones.

As part of our pre‑employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.