Purpose of the role
•To be responsible for managing the effective and efficient management and administration of external examinations in accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations (on behalf of the JCQ member awarding bodies) and/or awarding body rules for exams administration in a consistent and secure fashion, thereby helping to maintain the integrity and security of the assessment process
•To provide support, advice and guidance to the head of centre/senior leadership team in ensuring that the centre is compliant with the JCQ regulations and awarding body requirements in order to ensure the security and integrity of the examinations/assessments at all times
•To complete the Exams Officer Professional Standards on annual basis by ensuring a thorough knowledge and understanding of JCQ and awarding body regulations and processes, developing/acquiring the key skills needed to perform the role effectively, and signing, and agreeing to comply with, the Exams Officer Professional Standards Values and Attributes statement
•To act on behalf of, and be the main point of contact for, the centre in matters relating to the general administration of awarding body examinations and assessments
•To closely liaise with key stakeholders (external and internal) to ensure exams administration processes are strictly followed
•To understand JCQ and awarding body key dates and deadlines and have in place robust procedures to ensure these are met
•To ensure examinations are conducted in accordance with the regulations
•Through taking an ethical approach and working proactively to avoid malpractice among students and staff, supports the head of centre in taking all reasonable steps to prevent the occurrence of any malpractice/maladministration before, during the course of and after examinations have taken place
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