Assessment Manager, History

• Division: Cambridge International

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The Team

Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge.

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The Role

This role would suit an experienced Humanities specialist with an interest in international and UK assessments. It involves managing assessment products for Humanities and, in particular, History, ranging from Cambridge IGCSE and O Level to Cambridge International A Level.

You will be checking, proofreading, and signing off assessment materials, as well as managing examiners to ensure accuracy of marking and conformity to Cambridge International's assessment standards.

You will be working with a range of stakeholders and ensuring that assessment providers are fully competent to deliver assessments in accordance with Cambridge standards. Part of the role involves supporting a diverse range of customers.  

What you'll be doing

Working on the design, development, and delivery of a portfolio of syllabuses that reflect the values of the Cambridge Learner and teacher and also meet the needs of customers, meet Cambridge International's assessment standards and the Code of Practice.

Ensure that question papers and key documentation are produced efficiently, in line with procedures, on time and to the highest standards of quality and accuracy.

Ensure that marking, grading and results and appeals procedures and responsibilities assigned to the post are carried out accurately and effectively, according to agreed procedures and to schedule.

Manage the appointment, allocation of work, performance and succession planning of Setters, Revisers and Vetters, item writers, Assistant Examiners, Principal Examiners and other assessment providers to ensure that assessments are produced, marked and graded in accordance with Cambridge Assessment International Education's standards.

In conjunction with the Development Division as appropriate, assist in the process in which work is carried out collaboratively with schools, partner organisations and ministries to develop and revise syllabuses and associated materials to ensure that they meet their needs, are cost effective and reflect the current developments in the subject area.

Contribute to the development of Cambridge Assessment International Education's strategy to use technology to provide on-line assessment, training and teacher support materials.

Contribute to improvement projects (systems/quality improvements), innovations, and working groups as appropriate in respect to continuous improvements and maintenance of quality procedures or the on-going delivery of assessment projects.

Organise the provision of consultancy services in some situations and contribute to training for partner organisations and ministries in relation to assessment of subjects in the portfolio and deliver outcomes to agreed timescales and quality.

Maintain quality control standards of qualifications submitted for accreditation in order to ensure that Cambridge accreditation services are met, if relevant. This may include in country evaluation of assessment processes.

To monitor costs of assessment materials production or project budgets.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications

Essential:

Educated to degree level in a Humanities subject area, preferably History

Knowledge of assessment in education

High standard of English

This role can be classed as a secondment opportunity for internal candidates with line manager approval.

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The closing date for application is 12th December 2021 and interviews are scheduled to take place on week commencing 20th December 2021.

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