Exams Operations Lead | Compliance & Coordination

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Free parking

Canteen

Company events

Staff development opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Eastern Education Group is seeking an organised and proactive Exams Team Leader to oversee examination administration across the group. You will coordinate entries, secure handling of materials, and ensure all assessments meet JCQ regulations.

You will recruit and train the examinations team and invigilators, set internal deadlines, and liaise with stakeholders and awarding bodies. Strong IT skills and experience with SIMS are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven exams administrative experience
• Excellent organisational capability
• Ability to work accurately under tight deadlines
• Sound understanding of JCQ regulations or the willingness to learn

Responsibilities

• Oversee examinations across the Eastern Education Group
• Recruit, train and deploy examinations team and invigilators
• Coordinate candidate entries and confidential materials
• Ensure delivery of examinations in line with JCQ and awarding body requirements
• Liaise with curriculum leaders, staff, awarding bodies and regulators

Skills

Exams coordination

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Office

SIMS

JCQ regulations

Invigilator management

Tools

SIMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eastern Education Group is seeking an organised and proactive Exams Team Leader to oversee examination administration across the group. You will coordinate entries, secure handling of materials, and ensure all assessments meet JCQ regulations.

You will recruit and train the examinations team and invigilators, set internal deadlines, and liaise with stakeholders and awarding bodies. Strong IT skills and experience with SIMS are essential.