Job Description
The Exams Officer is responsible for the strategic planning, organisation, administration, and secure delivery of all internal and external examinations across the institution. The postholder will ensure that all examinations and assessments are conducted efficiently, accurately, and in full compliance with awarding body, regulatory, and institutional requirements.
The role involves managing the complete examination cycle, including candidate registrations, examination entries, timetabling, invigilation arrangements, access arrangements, results processing, and post-results services. The Exams Officer acts as the primary point of contact for awarding organisations, academic departments, students, parents/carers (where appropriate), and external agencies regarding all examination matters.
Previous Exams Officer or examinations management experience within a school, college, university, or awarding organisation is essential, along with the ability to work effectively under pressure during peak examination periods while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and organisational standards.
Essential Qualifications & Experience
1. Previous Exams Officer, examinations administration, or examinations management experience within a school, college, university, or awarding organisation is essential.
2. Proven experience managing examination processes, deadlines, and compliance requirements.
3. Strong understanding of examination regulations and awarding body procedures.
4. Experience coordinating staff, invigilators, and examination logistics.
Desirable
5. Experience working with awarding bodies such as Pearson, AQA, OCR, or JCQ.
6. Experience using MIS and student record systems such as SIMS, EBS, ProSolution, Banner, or Tribal.
7. Line management or team leadership experience
8. Knowledge of access arrangements and special consideration processes.
What New Directions Education Ltd offers:
9. A dedicated and expert Account Manager
10. Regular and varied supply work
11. Competitive rates of pay
12. Potential long-term roles
13. Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
14. A network of branches across the UK
15. One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
16. We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
17. Recommend-a-friend scheme
18. Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry
We are fully committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.
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New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.