Senior Examinations Officer

Carshalton College; Carshalton, Merton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Wellbeing leave

Pension scheme

Sports facilities

Professional development

Cycle to work

Job summary

Carshalton College is seeking a Senior Examinations Officer to lead the examinations team across Carshalton and Merton colleges. You will oversee registrations, data uploads, access arrangements, results and certificates, ensuring deadlines are met and regulations are followed.

You will manage PO processes, invoicing, and invigilator payments via VT2000, maintaining accurate budgets and reporting to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in an examinations team.
• Knowledge of JCQ regulations and awarding body rules.
• Strong IT skills with Excel and data handling.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee registrations, data uploads, access arrangements, results and certificates.
• Manage purchases, invoices, and recharging for exam expenditures.
• Process invigilator payments and budget administration.
• Liaise with awarding bodies, Heads of School and academic staff.

Skills

Examinations management

Regulatory compliance

Excel

Data reporting

Communication

Tools

VT2000

Job description

Permanent, Full Time

We are seeking a Senior Examinations Officer to be responsible for the management and allocation of team caseloads across Carshalton and Merton colleges. Managing the examinations teams, you ll be the centre liaison contact for awarding bodies, Heads of School, and other academic staff that manage those awards.

Overseeing all student registrations, data uploads, access arrangements, results and certificates in line with awarding body/JCQ deadlines and regulations, you ll manage purchase orders, invoices, recharging of exam expenditure and invigilator payments via VT2000 and Agencies ensuring that the exams budget is accurate and administered in a timely manner.

As our Senior Examinations Officer, we d like you to have experience of working in an examinations team with significant working knowledge of an examinations background. With experience working with and complying with centrally established procedures and externally imposed regulations, you ll have a high level of computer literacy with good working knowledge of Excel.

You ll be an organised individual with a meticulous and methodical working style, able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines. A strong communicator, you ll be able to communicate effectively at all levels and be able to produce and present reports to a variety of audiences.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 13th October 2026

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.