Responsibilities

We are looking for an Exams Manager to take the lead in planning and operational delivery of examinations and controlled assessments across all 3 sites of Buckinghamshire College Group.

As an Exams Manager, the successful candidate will:

• Manage effective planning and delivery of examination processes including providing accurate, timely and effective information, communication and reporting.
• Ensure that exams and assessments are conducted in adherence to regulations set by JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) and awarding bodies.
• Enforce adherence to the current exam awarding body regulations, disseminate training to your team and advise curriculum of any changes that may affect the operations of their assessments.
• Lead delivery of invigilation training to casual staff and wider college staff.

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:

• Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)
• 30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
• 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role. All applicants will need to complete an application form via our College Website.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

Closing date for applications is the 20th May 2024, with interviews taking place on the 28th & 29th May 2024.

Person Specification

Essential:

Education/Qualification:

• To be qualified to at least to Level 3
• Have significant experience with Excel, Word, Teams

Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of JCQ exam regulations
• Knowledge of Examination bodies
• Comprehensive awareness of post-16 qualification types
• Ability to prepare and interpret data summaries
• General knowledge of office procedures and administration
• Good knowledge of customer service strategies
• Safeguarding Children and Young People (every Child Matters) and Vulnerable Adults

Experience: 

• Exam management within education
• Experience of planning large events, such as exams, with a high number of students, staff and resources
• IT proficiency to a high level
• Experience of working with a Management Information System or database
• Management of teams including performance management
• Working to tight deadlines and targets
• Excellent administration/data input experience

Skills: 

• Able to plan multiple events simultaneously
• Time and resource management
• Computer literate, including proficiency in the use of Excel
• A high level of attention to detail
• Good communication skills to present information clearly, including ability to deliver training
• Desire to promote and deliver outstanding customer care to all types of customers (internal and external)
• Ability to problem solve
• Methodical and organised approach to work

Desirable:

Other Specific Qualities: 

• Work flexibly under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Innovative and creative, particularly in relation to efficient process improvement
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrable commitment to Equality & Diversity, Child Protection, Safeguarding and Prevent showing a desire to challenge inequality & promote diversity and adhere to College Policies and Procedures
• Understanding of the importance of teamwork and commitment to work effectively within the team