Senior Manager, Curriculum and Examinations (QAC) (Ref: SM/CED/QAC/102026)

Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute in Hong Kong invites applications for a senior leader to direct examination quality assurance and governance. Reporting to the Director, Curriculum & Examinations, you will ensure integrity, accuracy, security and reliability of all examinations and assessment activities.

You will lead psychometric analysis, manage accreditation readiness, supervise a team, and build KPIs and reporting to monitor risks and performance, while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Degree or above in Statistics, Education Measurement, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification or accreditation experience preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in quality assurance, assessment or audit, and minimum 5 years in governance or QA leadership role.
• Hands-on psychometric or statistical analysis experience in a professional examination body, accreditation organisation, educational institution, or regulated industry is highly desirable.
• Sound knowledge of examination development, assessment methodologies, and examination operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the Institute’s quality assurance and governance framework, ensuring effective quality standards, controls, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor examination quality and performance, providing insights and recommendations to management and relevant committees.
• Lead psychometric analysis and assessment validity to ensure quality, relevance, and alignment with learning outcomes and industry standards.
• Safeguard examination integrity through proactive monitoring, investigation, and anomaly detection to identify irregularities, mitigate risks, and ensure fair, secure, and credible assessment processes.
• Manage external accreditation and audit readiness by ensuring examination policies, procedures, controls, and records meet accreditation requirements; and drive continuous improvement arising from audit and accreditation findings.
• Manage relationships with regulators, professional bodies, subject matter experts, and service providers.
• Set KPIs, analytics and management reporting to monitor examination operations, assessment quality, candidate performance trends, and process efficiency, enabling timely identification of risks, anomalies, and improvement opportunities

Skills

Quality assurance

Governance

Analytics

Leadership

Team management

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Data analysis tools

English & Chinese

Education

Degree in Statistics / Education Measurement / Quality Management

Postgraduate qualification or accreditation

Tools

Psychometric analysis tools

Job description

Reporting to the Director, Curriculum & Examinations, you will lead the Institute’s examination quality assurance and control functions to ensure the integrity, consistency, accuracy, security, and reliability of all examinations and assessment activities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own the Institute’s quality assurance and governance framework, ensuring effective quality standards, controls, and continuous improvement
• Monitor examination quality and performance, providing insights and recommendations to management and relevant committees
• Lead psychometric analysis and assessment validity to ensure quality, relevance, and alignment with learning outcomes and industry standards
• Safeguard examination integrity through proactive monitoring, investigation, and anomaly detection to identify irregularities, mitigate risks, and ensure fair, secure, and credible assessment processes
• Manage external accreditation and audit readiness by ensuring examination policies, procedures, controls, and records meet accreditation requirements; and drive continuous improvement arising from audit and accreditation findings
• Manage relationships with regulators, professional bodies, subject matter experts, and service providers.
• Set KPIs, analytics and management reporting to monitor examination operations, assessment quality, candidate performance trends, and process efficiency, enabling timely identification of risks, anomalies, and improvement opportunities

Qualifications, Abilities and Experience Required:

• Degree or above in Statistics, Education Measurement, Quality Management, or a related discipline
• Postgraduate qualification or accreditation experience preferred
• At least 10 years of experience in quality assurance, assessment or audit, and minimum 5 years in governance or QA leadership role
• Hands-on psychometric or statistical analysis experience in a professional examination body, accreditation organisation, educational institution, or regulated industry is highly desirable
• Sound knowledge of examination development, assessment methodologies, and examination operations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Proven leadership capability with experience managing and developing teams
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability
• Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and data analysis tools
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

For more information of HKSI Institute, please visit our website at www.hksi.org

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