Director of Education

To continue our strategic growth and underpin our reputation for excellence we now seek an individual of the highest calibre.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of senior professionals. We seek someone with curriculum, examinations and assessment expertise to provide leadership and direction, develop policy advice and provide a safe and efficient qualifications service.

To succeed you will be degree qualified and possess significant senior management experience, setting strategic direction within the education sector.

Our prime responsibilities are:

Advising Government... On what should be taught in Northern Ireland’s schools and colleges.

Monitoring Standards... Ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.

Awarding Qualifications... As Northern Ireland’s leading qualifications provider, we offer a diverse range of qualifications at GCSE and GCE / A-Level. We also offer professional and technical certification.

To find out more about this key role, visit: www.ccea.org.uk/about_us/work_us 

Alternatively call our retained consultant, Lynne Jack of AS Associates, on: 01506 668676 or email: lynne.jack@asassociates.co.uk

Closing date for applications: 18th May 2017
Assessment Centre: 1st/2nd June 2017
Interviews: 7th–9th June 2017

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment - Northern Ireland