Exams Manager

West Nottinghamshire College Group; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

West Nottinghamshire College Group is seeking an Exams Manager to lead the exams and assessment function across the college, ensuring compliant, accurate delivery for internal stakeholders and external bodies. The role requires strategic oversight, strong leadership, and a focus on data security and continuous improvement.

You will work with curriculum teams, support services and partners to plan workloads, manage performance, and produce management information that informs policy and drives

Qualifications

• Experience leading exams or assessment functions in an education setting.
• Knowledge of awarding bodies, JCQ, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to produce and interpret management information reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the college's examinations and assessment function to ensure compliant delivery.
• Plan, coordinate, and continuously improve all examinations-related activities.
• Provide operational leadership to the Exams team and allocate resources.
• Produce and present management information reports to inform decision-making.
• Collaborate with curriculum, support services, and external partners to safeguard data integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Autonomy

Organisational skills

Initiative

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

As Exams Manager within theQuality & Standards team, you will be required to demonstrate strongleadership, strategic oversight, and a high level of autonomy, self-motivation,organisational skills, and initiative. The focus of the role is to lead andmanage the college's examination’s function, ensuring the delivery of aprofessional, customer-focused, and compliant service to internal stakeholdersand external organisations, including Awarding Bodies and regulatoryauthorities.

You will lead and manage thecollege's examinations and assessment function, ensuring that all external andinternal examinations are administered efficiently, accurately and inaccordance with awarding-body regulations, JCQ requirements and college policies.

You will have overall responsibility for the planning,coordination, management, and continuous improvement of allexaminations-related activities and processes across the college, ensuring thatkey deadlines are met and awarding body regulations are adhered to at alltimes.

The role requires you to provide operational leadership andmanagement of the Exams team, ensuring resources are effectively deployed tomeet business demands and deliver high levels of service. You will overseeworkload planning, performance management, staff development, and theimplementation of efficient and effective working practices.

Working closely with curriculum, support services, senior leaders,and external partners, you will ensure the integrity, accuracy, and security ofexaminations data and processes. You will be responsible for producing,analysing, and presenting management information reports, using data to informdecision-making, identify trends, and support continuous improvementinitiatives.

It is essential that you possess excellent interpersonal,leadership, and communication skills, with the confidence and authority toengage effectively with stakeholders at all levels across the college and withexternal organisations. You will demonstrate the ability to manage competingpriorities, work under pressure to tight deadlines within the college'sbusiness cycle, and maintain the highest standards of accuracy,confidentiality, and information security.

You will lead and manage the Exams team to ensure the successfuldelivery of all examination and assessment activities throughout the academicyear, promoting a culture of excellence, accountability, compliance, andcontinuous improvement.

The role will require you to embedthe college’s values; Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Compassion andAmbition.