Assessment Specialist

Winning English Alternative School Incorporated; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Winning English Academy is seeking an Assessment Specialist to design meaningful English assessments, strengthen scoring consistency, and place students at the appropriate learning level. You will own assessment quality and collaborate with curriculum and campus teams to implement separate placement tracks for listening/reading and speaking/writing.

The role requires expertise in test construction, CEFR knowledge, and data-driven evaluation of learning outcomes, with strong attention to detail

Qualifications

• Experience in test construction, assessment design, or educational measurement.
• Strong knowledge of CEFR and English proficiency assessments such as TOEIC and IELTS.
• Attention to detail and ability to analyze test results to inform improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve placement, progress, and exit tests.
• Develop clear speaking and writing rubrics and scoring guides.
• Lead the implementation of separate placement tracks for receptive and productive English skills.
• Develop and run a certification process for staff before they score live student tests.
• Check scoring consistency across campuses and help assessors apply standards reliably.
• Analyze test results, track placement accuracy, and recommend improvements.
• Work with the Curriculum & Research Specialist to keep assessments aligned with learning content.
• Coordinate test administration with campus teams and report findings to the Academic Head.

Skills

Assessment design

Data analysis

Communication

Detail orientation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Applied Linguistics, Psychometrics, or related field

Tools

CEFR knowledge

TOEIC/IELTS proficiency tests

Job description

About the role

Winning English Academy is looking for an Assessment Specialist who can design meaningful English assessments, strengthen scoring consistency, and help place students at the right learning level. You will help introduce a placement approach that assesses listening and reading separately from speaking and writing, giving teachers a clearer picture of each learner's strengths and needs. This is a specialist role with ownership of assessment quality and close collaboration with curriculum and campus teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design and improve placement, progress, and exit tests.
• Develop clear speaking and writing rubrics and scoring guides.
• Lead the implementation of separate placement tracks for receptive and productive English skills.
• Develop and run a certification process for staff before they score live student tests.
• Check scoring consistency across campuses and help assessors apply standards reliably.
• Analyze test results, track placement accuracy, and recommend improvements.
• Work with the Curriculum & Research Specialist to keep assessments aligned with learning content.
• Coordinate test administration with campus teams and report findings to the Academic Head.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Education, Applied Linguistics, Psychometrics, or a related field.
• Experience in test construction, assessment design, or educational measurement.
• Strong knowledge of CEFR and English proficiency assessments such as TOEIC and IELTS.
• Confidence working with data to evaluate test performance and learning outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication.

About us

Winning English Academy is an English language education provider with multiple campuses.